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.

We call first truths those we discover after all the others.

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.

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

We have to live and let live in order to create what we are.

Find your happiness in yourself.

When love ceases to be tragic it is something else and the individual again throws himself in search of tragedy.