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.

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

A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism.

Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry.

My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.

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

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