There is only one thing that you write for yourself, and that is a shopping list.

Beauty is boring because it is predictable.

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

Translation is the art of failure.

Books always speak of other books.

We live for books. A sweet mission in this world dominated by disorder and decay.

I have lost the freedom of not having an opinion.

I love the smell of book ink in the morning.

I don't miss my youth. I'm glad I had one, but I wouldn't like to start over.

We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.

I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of.

The real hero is always a hero by mistake.

For the enemy to be recognized and feared, he has to be in your home or on your doorstep.

Never affirm, always allude: allusions are made to test the spirit and probe the heart.

Love is wiser than wisdom.

What is life if not the shadow of a fleeting dream?

Poetry is not a matter of feelings, it is a matter of language. It is language which creates feelings.

To survive, you must tell stories.

There are four types: the cretin, the imbecile, the stupid and the mad. Normality is a balanced mixture of all four.