There is always a certain hour of the day and of the night when a man’s courage is at its lowest ebb, and it was that hour only that he feared.

In short, they were gambling on their luck, and luck is not to be coerced.

Ironic philosophies produce passionate works.

Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.

They hurt each other without wanting to, just because each represented to the others the cruel and demanding necessity of their lives.

Absolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom.

For me, physical love has always been bound to an irresistible feeling of innocence and joy. Thus, I cannot love in tears but in exaltation.