Quotes by writer

"Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity, which is to be what one is and no other."

"You do not explain the tree by telling of the water it has drunk, the minerals it has absorbed, and the sunlight that strengthened it."

"The seed haunted by the sun never fails to find its way between the stones in the ground. And the pure logician, if no sun draws him forth, remains entangled in his logic."

"True, it is evil that a single man should crush the herd, but see not there the worse form of slavery, which is when the herd crushes out the man."

"In order to cure a feeling of malaise, you have to throw light on it."

"The wind in the grain is the caress to the spouse; it is the hand of peace stroking her hair."

"Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him."

"The theoretician believes in logic and believes that he despises dreams, intuition, and poetry. He does not recognize that these three fairies have only disguised themselves in order to dazzle him.... He does not know that he owes his greatest discoveries to them."

"C'est véritablement utile puisque c'est joli. It is truly useful since it is beautiful."

"Love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which is love's opposite."