Love is worth whatever it costs.

I have loved to the point of madness; That which is called madness, That which to me, Is the only sensible way to love.

When man, Apollo man, rockets into space, it isn't in order to find his brother, I'm quite sure of that. It's to confirm that he hasn't any brothers.

I don't think there's any intrinsic difference between a lover and a husband. ... If I were cynical, I would say that a woman should have both a good husband and a lover. But I'm not cynical so I'll just say that a woman should have a lover who's a good husband and a husband who's a good lover, perhaps both.

Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer because of it that increases.

After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off for you the boundaries of your talent.

There are moments when you feel trapped, ill at ease. A year later the same feeling can turn out to be the theme of a book.