"True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing."

"Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what’s known as…"

"Poets don’t draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently."

"A prig always finds a last refuge in responsibility."

"What is history after all? History is facts which become lies in the end; legends are lies which become history in th…"

"Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but canno…"

"I am a lie who always speaks the truth."

"I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead."

"The Louvre is like the morgue; one goes there to identify one’s friends."

"Depuis le jour de ma naissance, ma mort s'est mise en marche. Elle marche à ma rencontre, sans se presser."