Existence precedes and rules essence.

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

When my relations with the Communist Party gave me the necessary perspective I decided to write my autobiography. I wanted to show how a man can pass from literature held sacred to action which nevertheless remains that of an intellectual.

I have such a desire to sleep and am so much behind my sleep. A good night, one good night and all this nonsense will be swept away.

Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].

I should wish [Alain Robbe-Grillet] to realize that Guinea exists.

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.