I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate. It is my duty to voice the sufferings of people, the sufferings that never end and are as big as mountains.

There must be understanding between the artist and the people. In the best ages of art that has always been the case. Genius can probably run on ahead and seek…

I have been through a revolution, and I am convinced that I am no revolutionist. My childhood dreams of dying on the barricades will hardly be fulfilled, becau…

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying.