We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces.

My rage outweighs my shame, as always happens when one is really ashamed and knows he ought to be.

Everyone saves someone at least once. Just as he kills someone at least once. Even though he may not know it.

We have our dreams because without them we could not bear the truth.

I want to think and at the same time that's the last thing in the world I want to do.

The wisest were just the poor and simple people. They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy.

You may turn into an archangel, a fool, or a criminal—no one will see it. But when a button is missing—everyone sees that.