There Is Not A Particle Of Life

It Seems To Me That I Have Always Existed And That I Possess Memories That Date Back To The Pharaohs.

You Must Write For Yourself, Above All. That Is Your Only Hope Of Creating Something Beautiful.

If You Participate In Life, You Don’t See It Clearly: You Suffer From It Too Much Or Enjoy It Too Much. The Artist, To My Way Of Thinking, Is A Monstrosity, Something Outside Nature. All The Misfortunes Providence Inflicts On Him Come From His Stubborness In Denying That Maxim.

The Principal Thing In This World Is To Keep One's Soul Aloft.

Me And My Books In The Same Apartment, Like A Gherkin In Its Vinegar.