“What is a rebel? A man who says no.”
“To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.”
“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.”
“Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.”
“A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.”
“Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”
“We all carry within us our places of exile, our crimes, and our ravages. But our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to fight them in ourselves and in others.”
“Integrity has no need of rules.”
“The innocent is the person who explains nothing.”
“You can't create experience. You must undergo it.”
“Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.”
“The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.”
“Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.”
“Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.”
“The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.”
“That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means.”
“We call first truths those we discover after all the others.”
“The society based on production is only productive, not creative.”
“All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.”
“Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.”
“Alas after a certain age, every man is responsible for his own face.”
“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”
“One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.”
“We come into the world laden with the weight of an infinite necessity.”
“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.”
“Every revolutionary ends up by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic.”
“To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.”
“At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.”
“It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.”
“Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.”