“If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.”

“Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you”

“Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.”

“The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it.”

“There are moments when everything goes well; don't be frightened, it won't last.”

“I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.”

“Ecrire, c'est une façon de parler sans être interrompu.(Writing, it's a way of speaking without being interrupted.)”