"I am thinking of the possibility of writing a book about myself, that is, about this self that has become so difficult and enigmatic to me."

"The whole visible world is perhaps nothing other than the rationalization of a man who wants to rest for a moment."

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."

"From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached."

"I am a cage, in search of a bird."