"I have committed the worst sin of all: I have not been happy."

"I have always been fascinated by mirrors, because they are a kind of portal to another world."

"I have always believed that paradise is a kind of library, but I have never been able to find it."

"I am not a philosopher. I am a man of letters. I am a man of words."

"I have often thought that the world is a dream, and that it will end like a dream."