Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.

What is a rebel? A man who says no: but whose refusal does not imply a renunciation.

There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves.

Working conditions for me have always been those of the monastic life: solitude and frugality. Except for frugality, they are contrary to my nature, so much so that work is a violence I do to myself.

Every time somebody speaks of my honesty, there is someone who quivers inside me.