And he beholds the moon; like a rounded fragment of ice filled with motionless light.

A thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man.

For a long time now my heart has had its shutters closed, its steps deserted, formerly a tumultuous hotel, but now empty and echoing like a great empty tomb.

I am an obscure and patient pearl-fisherman who dives into the deepest waters and comes up with empty hands and a blue face. Some fatal attraction draws me down into the abysses of thought, down into those innermost recesses which never cease to fascinate the strong. I shall spend my life gazing at the ocean of art, where others voyage or fight; and from time to time I’ll entertain myself by diving for those green and yellow shells that nobody will want. So I shall keep them for myself and cover the walls of my hut with them.

We swung between madness and suicide ... it was beautiful!

I do not like to "interest" the public with myself.

One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm which attracts us.