The characteristic feature of all ethics is to consider human life as a game that can be won or lost and to teach man the means of winning.

I am not at all for a feminism which is entirely separatist, which would say, "this domain is purely for women." I don't believe that at all.

Writing ... is a profession that can only be learned by writing.

Choice springs from the totality of the person. Thus, to study, to analyze what a person is, does not eliminate the idea of freedom.

If you haven't been happy very young, you can still be happy later on, but it's much harder. You need more luck.

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

Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.