The laws of nature may be operative up to a certain limit, beyond which they turn against themselves to give birth to the absurd.

If man is reduced to being nothing but a character in history, he has no other choice but to subside into the sound and fury of acompletely irrational history or to endow history with the form of human reason.

The truth is that nothing is less sensational than pestilence, and by reason of their very duration great misfortunes are monotonous.

It was in Spain that [my generation] learned that one can be right and yet be beaten, that force can vanquish spirit, that there are times when courage is not its own recompense. It is this, doubtless, which explains why so many, the world over, feel the Spanish drama as a personal tragedy.

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

What I believe to be true I must therefore preserve. What seems to me so obvious, even against me, I must support.

What on earth prompted you to take a hand in this?" "I don't know. My… my code of morals, perhaps." "Your code of morals. What code, if I may ask?" "Comprehension.