"Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the soul. It is an ardent, celestial, inextinguishable flame."

"There are no such things as small countries. All countries are great through the role they play in the history of mankind."

"I have a horror of being photographed. I feel as though the camera is stealing my soul."

"The intelligent man finds everything absurd."

"The birds of the sky are for the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are for the fish of the sea."