Only three things are infinite. The sky in its stars, the sea in its drops of water, and the heart in its tears.

I'm absolutely removed from the world at such times...The hours go by without my knowing it. Sitting there I'm wandering in countries I can see every detail of - I'm playing a role in the story I'm reading. I actually feel I'm the characters - I live and breath with them.

I tried to discover, in the rumor of forests and waves, words that other men could not hear, and I pricked up my ears to listen to the revelation of their harmony.

What seems to me the highest and the most difficult achievement of Art is not to make us laugh or cry, or to rouse our lust or our anger, but to do as nature does-that is, fill us with wonderment.

Stupidity lies in wanting to draw conclusions.

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal. I've never sought it (though I desire it) and seek it less and less.