Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.
One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm which attracts us.
Exuberance is better than taste.
The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere.
Doubt … is an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness.
(Egypt) is a great place for contrasts: splendid things gleam in the dust.