I have found God, but he is insufficient.

The only difference between the Adamic man and the man of today is that the one was born to Paradise and the other has to create it.

The study of crime begins with the knowledge of oneself. All that you despise, all that you loathe, all that you reject, all that you condemn and seek to convert by punishment springs from you.

All my Calvaries were rosy crucifixions, pseudo-tragedies to keep the fires of hell burning brightly for the real sinners who are in danger of being forgotten.

The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love.

The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.

When you meet the man [Brassai] you see at once that he is equipped with no ordinary eyes. And the sharpness of vision and depth of insight are revealed in Brassai's lifelong photographic exploration of Paris - its people, places, and things.