The relation between life and literature - a final antimony - is one of mutual plagiarism.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

Experience is more important than knowledge.

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.

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

Unjust use of force, strength, and brutality. Those are the forces that make me feel vulnerable.

If I do three movies in a year, I don't feel like acting ever again.

Live fully, love deeply, let go with no bitterness.

To live like a poor man is only fun when you are rich.

You can't help being young, but it's past time that you stopped being stupid.

Drunkenness is nothing else but a voluntary madness.

The Holocaust marooned the Jewish people in history.