An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.

The tapestry of history that seems so full of tragedy when viewed from the front has countless comic scenes woven into its reverse side. In truth, tragedy and comedy are the twin masks of history - its mass appeal.

To write well consists of continuously making small erosions, wearing away grammar in its established form, current norms of language. It is an act of permanent rebellion and subversion against social environs.

It is not obligatory for a generation to have great men.

Poetry has become the higher algebra of metaphors.

The librarian's mission should be, not like up to now, a mere handling of the book as an object, but rather a know how (mise au point) of the book as a vital function.

Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist.