“«Самолюбие - это загадочный зверь, который спокойно спит даже под градом самых страшных ударов и вдруг просыпается, раненный насмерть пустяковой царапиной.»”

“You can't think on purpose about somebody or something. Either you think about them naturally or you don't think at all.”

“De la misma forma que una barra de hierro sometida a una llamapersistente se ablanda y dobla, sentía entonces que el metal de mi ánimo era gradualmenteablandado y doblado por las angustias que lo oprimían.”

“Every true writer is like a bird; he repeats the same song, the same theme, all his life. For me, this theme as always been revolt.”

“Vedi, non c'è coraggio e non c'è paura... ci sono soltanto coscienza ed incoscienza... la coscienza è paura, l'incoscienza è coraggio.”

“This thought strengthened in me my belief that all men, without exception, deserve to be pitied, if only because they are alive.”

“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.”