The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that from our very prison we should draw, from our own selves, images powerful enough to deny our own nothingness.

Christ...an anarchist who succeeded. That's all.

What is Man? A miserable little pile of secrets.

To love a painting is to feel that this presence is ... not an object but a voice.

A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question.

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

If man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?