"There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state."

"I want death to find me planting my cabbages, but caring little for it, and even less for my imperfect garden."

"To leave a mark on the world, remember that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death."

"Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life."

"I never know when I am being funny, and the other way too. I don't think you can think about that. I don't think you can try to be funny. Some people are just funny."

"You have to think anyway, so why not think big?"

"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."