All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

I was always able to understand my friend who decided to quit smoking and who, through an effort of will, succeeded in doing so. One morning, he opened the newspaper, read that the first H- bomb had exploded, found out about the bomb's admirable effects and went straight to the tobacconist's.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

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.

A liking for truth at any cost is a passion that spares nothing and that nothing resists. It's a vice, at times a comfort, or a selfishness.

A work of art is a confession.

There always comes a time when one must choose between contemplation and action. This is called becoming a man.