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.

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

The Resistance is a moral certainty, not a poetic one. The true poet never uses words in order to punish someone. His judgment belongs to a creative order; it is not formulated as a prophetic scripture.

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

He passes from lyric to epic poetry in order to speak about the world and the torment in the world through man, rationally and emotionally. The poet then becomes a danger.

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