The struggle to reach the top is itself enough to fulfill the heart of man. One must believe that Sisyphus is happy.

The first concern of any dictatorship is, consequently, to subjugate both labor and culture.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

But all the long speeches, all the interminable days and hours that people had spent talking about my soul, had left me with the impression of a colorless swirling river that was making me dizzy.

In the world today, only a philosophy of eternity could justify non-violence.

To be born to create, to love, to win at games is to be born to live in time of peace. But war teaches us to lose everything and become what we were not. It all becomes a question of style.

From the evening breeze to this hand on my shoulder, everything has its truth.