I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

The recent experiences of pocketbooks prove this. I have changed my public since my works have been published in a smaller format.

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.

If you begin by saying, 'Thou shalt not lie,' there is no longer any possibility of political action.

In Les Mots I explain the origin of my madness, of my neurosis. This analysis may help the young who dream of writing.

There are two ways of destroying a people. Either condemn them en bloc or force them to repudiate the leaders they adopted. The second is the worse.

One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the line is drawn, and it must all be added up. You are nothing other than your life.