In the end, we would like not to be guilty while at the same time being dispensed of the effort of purifying ourselves. Not enough cynicism and not enough virtue.

In every guilty man, there is some innocence. This makes every absolute condemnation revolting.

You know very well that I no longer think. I am far too intelligent for that.

Death means nothing to men like me. It's the event that proves them right.

People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves.

The nobility of our calling will always be rooted in two commitments difficult to observe: refusal to lie about what we know, and resistance to oppression.

Mon cher ami, let's not give them any pretext, no matter how small, for judging us!!! Otherwise, we'll be left in shreds. We are forced to take the same precautions as the animal trainer. If, before going into the cage, he has the misfortune to cut himself while shaving, what a feast for the wild animals!!