Régis and Isabelle Debray, an unusual and secret couple. The writer's wife publishes a short portrait of him, allusive and enlightening.

And he a profound and spiritual collection of maxims. Their thebaid is nestled behind high walls: there is nothing to hide, only a calm to preserve. Nothing luxurious, space and books: no volumes to decorate, beautiful bindings, prestigious collections. Books for reading and studying, we see it in the bookmarks, the notes slipped inside, the covers worn out from use.