I wonder," he said, "whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again.

One must observe the proper rites.

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

You become responsible for a long time for what you've tamed.

What he had yearned to embrace was not the flesh but a down spirit, a spark, the impalpable angel that inhabits the flesh.

You see, one loves the sunset when one is so sad.

True love is visible not to the eyes but to the heart, for eyes may be deceived.