A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man.

Whatever the thing you wish to say, there is but one word to express it, but one verb to give it movement, but one adjective to qualify it; you must seek until you find this noun, this verb, this adjective.

In my view, the novelist has no right to express his opinions on the things of this world. In creating, he must imitate God: do his job and then shut up.

If you knew all the dreams I've dreamed!

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

Put all your rage and madness into your work and live as orderly a life as possible.

I had, as I told you, a great passion while still almost a child. When it was over, I divided myself in two, placing on one side the soul I kept for Art, and on the other, my body, which would have to fend for itself.