La Dolce Vita

"Le tre grandi evasioni -- fume, bere, letto. [The three great escapes—smoking, drinking, bed.]"

"[to Emma] A man who agrees to live like this is a finished man, hes nothing but a worm! I dont believe in your aggressive, sticky, maternal love! I dont want it, I have no use for it! This isnt love, its brutalization!"

"[to Sylvia] You are everything... everything! You are the first woman on the first day of creation. You are mother, sister, lover, friend, angel, devil, earth, home."

"We must get beyond passions, like a great work of art. In such miraculous harmony. We should love each other outside of time... detached."

"The great thing is to burn, and not to freeze."

"Dont be like me. Salvation doesnt lie within four walls. Im too serious to be an amateur, but not enough to be a professional. Even the most miserable life is better than a sheltered existence in an organized society where everything is calculated and perfected."