Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

"I am a man who knows nothing, guesses sometimes, finds frequently and who's always amazed."

Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

"I have come with this message: since our gods and our aspirations are no longer anything but scientific, why shouldn't our loves be so too?"

Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

"Nature was quick to pass the sponge of her deluges over these awkward sketches (dinosaurs), these first nightmares of Life."

Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

"There are some wounds that one can heal only by deepening them and making them worse."

Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

"Uncertainty is a quality to be cherished, therefore – if not for it, who would dare to undertake anything?"

Villiers de L'Isle-Adam