Man lives in the midst of images. Literature offers him a critical image of himself.

Ah! Yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it.

I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple.

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

Once you hear the details of victory it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.

For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it.