One must love life before loving its meaning ... yes, and when the love of life disappears, no meaning can console us.

If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work a character of uselessness

I wanted to fathom her secrets; I wanted her to come to me and say: "I love you," and if not that, if that was senseless insanity, then...well, what was there to care about? Did I know what I wanted? I was like one demented: all I wanted was to be near her, in the halo of her glory, in her radiance, always, for ever, all my life. I knew nothing more!

Realists do not fear the results of their study.

To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her.

Believe to the end, even if all men went astray and you were left the only one faithful; bring your offering even then and praise God in your loneliness.

In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet and say to us, Make us your slaves, but feed us.