Maxim Gorky

When everything is easy one quickly gets stupid.

You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better.

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.

The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out.

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.