"Knowing not to have illusions is absolutely necessary in order to have dreams."

"Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions."

"Destiny gave me only two things: a few accounting books and the gift of dreaming."

"The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere."

"Was it worthwhile? Everything is worthwhile if the soul is not small."

"It was just a moment, and I saw myself. Then I no longer could say what I was."

"Oh salty sea, how much of your salt are tears of Portugal!"

"Everything is absurd."

"Humanitarianism is rude."

"Civilization consists in giving something an unfitting name, then dream about the result. And indeed the false name a…"