And one's wandering proved as sterile and pointless as the excitement produced by a close study of pornographic albums.

One thing must be avoided at all costs: narrow-mindedness, pedantry, dull pettiness.

Reality is as thin as paper and betrays with all its cracks its imitative character.

Lifelessness is only a disguise behind which hide unknown forms of life.

My ideal goal is to "mature" into childhood. That would be genuine maturity.

Now the windows, blinded by the glare of the empty square, had fallen asleep. The balconies declared their emptiness to heaven; the open doorways smelt of coolness and wine.

Under the imaginary table that separates me from my readers, don’t we secretly clasp each other’s hands?

The days hardened with cold and boredom like last year's loaves of bread. One began to cut them with blunt knives without appetite, with a lazy indifference.

Reality is as thin as paper, and betrays with all its cracks its imitative character.

They were villages forgotten in the depth of time, peopled by creatures chained forever to their tiny destinies.

A stumble may prevent a fall.

The easiest way to forget about the people who are dying in wars right now is to close our eyes and ears! And this is also the ugliest and the vilest way!

When you come to life from a heart of service, you may be surprised by the blessings you will receive in return.

The good thing about being old is not being young.

I've always been pretty levelheaded. In show business you need to have a certain internal stability.

My motive has always been just to be who I am, and play what I love- if that doesn't get me anywhere then at least it wasn't because I tried to be something I'm not.

The evangelical and religious community has much to contribute to our politics, yet our laws prevent you from speaking your minds from your own pulpits.

Public work does not cut into personal creativity. They are streams from the same river but with different destinations.

Exerting yourself to the limit over and over again, that is the essence of running. Running is painful, but the pain doesn't leave me, I can take care of it. That agrees with my mentality.

I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.