An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of my interaction with the French language, which is not the same as that of a French poet.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.