To live is in itself a value judgment. To breathe is to judge.
The day when I am no more than a writer I shall cease to be a writer.
Yes, and when the love of life disappears, no meaning can console us.
Once one's up against it, the precise manner of one's death has obviously small importance.
I realized people would soon forget me once I was dead. I couldn't even say that this was hard to stomach; really, there's no idea to which one doesn't get acclimatized in time.
I have no friends, I only have accomplices now. On the other hand, my accomplices are more numerous than my friends: they are the human race.