I've always been keenly aware of the passing of time. I've always thought that I was old. Even when I was twelve, I thought it was awful to be thirty. I felt that something was lost. At the same time, I was aware of what I could gain, and certain periods of my life have taught me a great deal. But, in spite of everything, I've always been haunted by the passing of time and by the fact that death keeps closing in on us.

Anyway I know only too well that all life is nothing but a brief reprieve from death.

Buying is profound pleasure.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

The arrogance of some Christians would close heaven to them if, to their misfortune, it existed.

Jealousy is not contemptible, real love has a beak and claws.

it is only on posters and in advertisement pages that Americans have those chubby cheeks, expanding smiles, smooth looks, and faces flushed with well-being. In fact, almost all are at odds with themselves; drink offers a remedy for this inner malady of which boredom is the most usual sign: as drinking is accepted by society, it does not appear as a sign of their [Americans'] inability to adapt themselves; it is rather the adapted form of inadaptability.