I do not want to be the leader. I refuse to be the leader. I want to live darkly.

Only when the poet and the scientist work in unison will we have living experiences and knowledge of the marvels of the universe as they are being discovered.

The artist is the only one who knows that the world is a subjective creation, that there is a choice to be made, a selection of elements.

You don't find love, it finds you. It's got a little bit to do with destiny, fate, and what's written in the stars.

Poverty is the great reality. That is why the artist seeks it.

The secret of life was Breath. That was what I always wanted my words to do, to Breathe.

[On Paris:] A city never entirely known, yet which gives you the feeling of intimacy, of possessing it intimately.