Realism should only be the means of expression of religious genius... or, at the other extreme, the artistic expressions of monkeys which are quite satisfied with mere imitation. In fact, art is never realistic though sometimes it is tempted to be. To be really realistic a description would have to be endless.

The absurd is essentially a divorce. It lies in neither of the elements compared; it is born of their confrontation.

Cruel irony, the poor man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case.

It is a well-known fact that we always recognize our homeland at the moment we are about to lose it.

We do not know how to eliminate evil, but we do know how to feed some of the hungry and heal some of the infirmed.

Yes, everything is simple. It's people who complicate things.

History has shown that the less people read, the more books they buy.