"What is important is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I am willing to live and die."

"The highest stage a man can reach is that of being a paradox."

"In relation to my life, I have always acted as a kind of spy."

"What is a poet? An unhappy being who conceals profound agonies in his heart but whose lips are so formed that when the sighs and cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music."

"An illusion can never be destroyed directly, and only by indirect means can it be radically removed... That is, one must approach from behind the person who is under an illusion."