On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

The profession of letters is, after all, the only one in which one can make no money without being ridiculous.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

It is in the midst of the city that one writes the most inspiring pages about the country.

There is a justice, but we do not always see it. Discreet, smiling, it is there, at one side, a little behind injustice, which makes a big noise.