All art is a revolt against man's fate.

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing real.

Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it.

Since 1789 history has had a new perspective, revolution being a successful revolt, and revolt a revolution that has failed.

The most important thing in life is to see to it that you are never beaten.

To understand what the outside of an aquarium looks like, it's better not to be a fish.

Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.