“This is not a pipe.”

“Visible things can be invisible. However, our powers of thought grasp both the visible and the invisible – and I make use of painting to render thoughts visible.”

“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see, but it is impossible. Humans hide their secrets too well....”

“An object is not so attached to its name that we cannot find another one that would suit it better.”

“If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.”

“I do not like money, either for itself or for what it can buy, since I want nothing we know about.”

“He is no longer the pretext for a story: the story itself renders him homage. The works of Fantomas can neither be destroyed nor accept modifications. ...Fantomas requires more of others than of himself ... He is never completely invisible. His likeness can be seen through his face. ... Fantomas's science is more precious than the word. It is not possible to guess it - and no one can doubt its power.”