Sometimes, in spite of himself, he would let himself go so far as to utter a criticism of a work of art, or of some one's interpretation of life, but then he would cloak his words in a tone of irony, as though he did not altogether associate himself with what he was saying.
Batzuetan, hala ere, amore ematen zion bere buruari obraren bati buruz, edo bizitza ulertzeko moduren bati buruz, iritzia eman zezan, baina halakoetan tonu ironikoa erantsiz beti bere hitzei, esaten ari zenarekiko atxikimendu erabatekoaren eza nabarmenduz-edo.