“So rapid is the flight of dreams upon the wings of imagination.”

“So, preferring death to capture, I accomplished the most astonishing deeds, and which, more then once, showed me that the too great care we take of our bodies is the only obstacle to the sucess of those projects which require rapid decision, and vigorous and determined execution. In reality, when you have once devoted your life to your enterprises, you are no longer the equal of other men, or, rather, other men are no longer your equals, and whosoever has taken this resolution, feels his strength and resources doubled.”

“...paleness is always looked upon as a strong proof of aristocratic descent and distinguished breeding.”

“If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself. ”

“There are some catastrophes that a poor writer's pen cannot describe and which he is obliged to leave to the imagination of his readers with a bald statement of the facts.”

“The same thing is happening to me as happens to people in dreams when they see and feel a wound but can't remember having received it.”

“When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.”