I have come too late into a world too old.

Nothing is a sin when you obey the orders of a priest

I could not clearly distinguish what was passing in my head; it seemed to me that I was under the influence of a horrible dream and that I had but to awake to find myself cured; at times it seemed that my entire life had been a dream, ridiculous and childish, the falseness of which had just been disclosed.

I cannot help it - in spite of myself, infinity torments me.

There are temptations more attractive than angels. Liberty, Patriotism, the good of humanity – words like that are the silver scales of the Tempter’s flaming wings

Things they don't understand always cause a sensation among the English.

Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives