I saw that philosophy had no power to make my life more bearable. Thus I lost my belief in philosophy.

Everything is pathology, except for indifference.

So long as man is protected by madness - he functions - and flourishes.

Anyone who speaks in the name of others is always an impostor.

Tragic paradox of freedom: the mediocre men who alone make its exercise possible cannot guarantee its duration.

When people come to me saying they want to kill themselves, I tell them, "What’s your rush? You can kill yourself any time you like. So calm down. Suicide is a positive act." And they do calm down.

Pursued by our origins... we all are.