Never Have I Thought That I Was

Take [stéphane] Mallarme. I Hold Him To Be The Greatest Of French Poets, And I Have Taken Some Time To Understand Him !

[m]an Is Condemned To Be Free. Condemned, Because He Did Not Create Himself, In Other Respect Is Free; Because, Once Thrown Into The World, He Is Responsible For Everything He Does. The Existentialist Does Not Believe In The Power Of Passion. He Will Never Agree That A Sweeping Passion Is A Ravaging Torrent Which Fatally Leads A Man To Certain Acts And Is Therefore An Excuse. He Thinks That Man Is Responsible For His Passion.

There May Be More Beautiful Times, But This One Is Ours.

I Receive Letters From Workers, From Secretaries. . . . They Are The Most Interesting Ones.

Once You Hear The Details Of Victory, It Is Hard To Distinguish It From A Defeat.