The French have made conversation their claim to civilisation.

What we make of people, and what we see in the mirror when we look at ourselves, depends on what we know of the world, what we believe to be possible, what memories we have, and whether our loyalties are to the past, the present or the future.

To idolise a person means you don't get to know them, and the idea that you can become one is a myth, and it also means that you don't need to talk to one another because you're the same person.

One of the great ambitions is to discover the diversity of the world, to discover who inhabits the world.

Breaking accepted rules does bring people together.

Never before have humans been so ambitious, have they thought that they could be much more than their parents were.

Each person is an enigma. You're a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle.