If one hasn't a horse, one is one's own horse.

Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague.

It's as interesting and as difficult to say a thing well as to paint it. There is the art of lines and colours, but the art of words exists too, and will never be less important.

The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don't always know if it is green or violet, you can't even say it's blue, because the next moment the changing reflection has taken on a tint of rose or gray.

Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.

You can feel the stars and the infinity of the sky since life, in spite of everything, is like a dream.

Bookstores always remind me that there are good things in this world.