“We no longer believe because it is absurd: it is absurd because we must believe.”

“Lo que llamamos absurdo es nuestra ignorancia. Los Premios, 1960What we call absurd is our ignorance. The Winners, 1960”

“Happy was she who could believe without seeing, who was at one with the duration and continuity of life.”

“The mysterious does not spell itself out in capital letters, as many writers believe, but is always between, an interstice.”

“In quoting others, we cite ourselves.”

“Anyone who finds himself incapable of grasping the complexities of a work hides his withdrawal behind the most superficial pretext because he has not gotten past the surface.”

“Come sleep with me: We won't make Love, Love will make us.”