The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds.
Paul ValeryBooks have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.
Paul ValeryGod created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.
Paul ValeryWhatever we succeed in doing is a transformation of something we have failed to do. Thus, when we fail, it is only because we have given up.
Paul Valery