What I regretted in La Nausee was not to have put myself completely into the thing. I remained outside my hero's disease, protected by my neurosis which, through writing, gave me happiness.

What is not possible is not to choose.

Once liberty has exploded in the soul of a man, the gods can do nothing against that man.

The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you do best.

If a Jew is fascinated by Christians it is not because of their virtues, which he values little, but because they represent anonymity, humanity without race.

A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution, even if it takes place in the most honorable form.

I am a man, Jupiter, and each man must invent his own path.