I must be without remorse or regrets as I am without excuse; for from the instant of my upsurge into being, I carry the weight of the world by myself alone without help, engaged in a world for which I bear the whole responsibility without being able, whatever I do, to tear myself away from this responsibility for an instant.

It is enough that one man hate another for hate to gain, little by little, all mankind.

There is no book of mine that I reject. That does not mean that I find them good.

To keep hope alive one must, in spite of all mistakes, horrors, and crimes, recognize the obvious superiority of the socialist camp.

Man is abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no aim but what he sets himself.

Ah! How I hate the crimes of the new generation: they are dry and sterile as darnel.

The lad who dreams of being a boxing champion or an admiral chooses reality. If the writer chooses the imaginary, he confuses the two.