One's duty is to feel what is great, cherish the beautiful, and to not accept the conventions of society with the ignominy that it imposes upon us.

You don’t make art out of good intentions.

I have come to have the firm conviction that vanity is the basis of everything, and finally that what one calls conscience is only inner vanity.

One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.

Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.

Tout ce qu'on invente est vrai, soi-en sure. La poesie est une chose aussi precise que la geometrie.

By trying to understand everything, everything makes me dream