After another moment's silence she mumbled that I was peculiar, that that was probably why she loved me but that one day I might disgust her for the very same reason.

It is immoral not to tell.

If, after all, men cannot always make history have a meaning, they can always act so that their own lives have one.

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

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

When I see a new face, something sets off an alarm bell inside me. 'slow down! Danger!' Even when the attraction is strongest, I am on my guard.

Do not be surprised. I do not like writers and I cannot stand their lies. They speak so as not to listen to themselves speak. If they did listen, they would know that they are nothing and then they would no longer be able to speak.