Not having anything around to read is dangerous: you have to content yourself with life itself, and that can lead you to take risks.

Islam is a dangerous religion.

The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.

Love binds, and it binds forever. Good binds while evil unravels. Separation is another word for evil; it is also another word for deceit.

In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.

On Sunday morning I went out for a while in the neighbourhood; I bought some raisin bread. The day was warm but a little sad, as Sundays often are in Paris, especially when one doesn't believe in God.

Depressive lucidity, usually described as a radical withdrawal from ordinary human concerns, generally manifests itself by a profound indifference to things which are genuinely of minor interest. Thus it is possible to imagine a depressed lover, while the idea of a depressed patriot seems frankly inconceivable.