Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long.

Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster.

There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight

Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then practice deception themselves.

Almost Kien was tempted to believe in happiness, that contemptible life-goal of illiterates. If it came of itself, without being hunted for, if you did not hold it fast by force and treated it with a certain condescension, it was permissible to endure its presence for a few days

Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you.

The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.