"The great advantage of the present-day bourgeoisie is to possess no moral, no ideal, no religion, no God, no sacred values."

"I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth was undoubtedly the highest mistress I ever served."

"The meaning of life is to be found in the project of becoming oneself."

"I am better at dry sadness than at cold anger, for I remained dry eyed until now, as dry as smoked fish, but my heart is a kind of dirty soft custard inside."

"The greatest adventure is to live your life as if it were a work of art."