Those men, those of former times, had soul and eyes that in no way resemble ours, and in their veins, along with their blood, flowed something that has disappeared: love and admiration for the Beautiful.

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.

The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity.

Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.

To contest an author's right to create a poetic or realistic work is to want to force him to change his temperament, challenge his originality, refuse to allow him to use the eye and the intelligence nature has given him.

You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.

Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.