Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question.

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.

The act of love is a confession.

The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never.

This absurd, godless world is, then, peopled with men who think clearly and have ceased to hope. And I have not yet spoken of the most absurd character, who is the creator.

Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism.