Art and revolt will die only with the last man.

It is better for the intellectual not to talk all the time. To begin with, it would exhaust him, and, above all, it would keep him from thinking. He must create if he can, first and foremost, especially if his creation does not side-step the problems of his time.

Give up the tyranny of female charm.

The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation

There is no frontier between being and appearing.

Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful.

In fact, it comes to this: nobody is capable of really thinking about anyone, even in the worst calamity. For really to think about someone means thinking about that person every minute of the day, without letting one’s thoughts be diverted by anything- by meals, by a fly that settles on one’s cheek, by household duties, or by a sudden itch somewhere. But there are always flies and itches. That’s why life is difficult to live.