In opposition to this detachment, he finds an image of man which contains within itself man's dreams, man's illness, man's redemption from the misery of poverty - poverty which can no longer be for him a sign of the acceptance of life.

Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal but which the reader recognizes as his own.

War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost.

After the turbulence of death, moral principles and even religious proofs are called into question.

Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.

Religious power, which, as I have already said, frequently identifies itself with political power, has always been a protagonist of this bitter struggle, even when it seemingly was neutral.

The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.