The more I accuse myself, the more right I have to judge you. Even better, I make you judge yourself, which comforts me the more.

The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those who succumb, they did not deserve to survive.

The current motto for all of us can only be this: without giving up anything on the plane of justice, yield nothing on the plane of freedom.

As soon as one does not kill oneself, one must keep silent about life.

Because,' Cormery went on, 'when I was very young, very foolish, and very much alone ... you paid attention to me and, without seeming to, you opened for me the door to everything I love in the world.

Human relationships always help us to carry on because they always presuppose a future.

I do not want to believe that death is the gateway to another life. For me, it is a closed door. I do not say it is a step we must all take, but that it is a horrible and dirty adventure.