"The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words."

"You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words."

"The poetic act consists of suddenly seeing that an idea splits up into a number of equal motifs and of grouping them; they rhyme."

"Every soul is a melody which needs renewing."

"In reading, a lonely quiet concert is given to our minds; all our mental faculties will be present in this symphonic exaltation."

"The flesh, alas, is sad, and I have read all the books."

"Dreams have as much influence as actions."