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Quotes by Jean Anouilh

One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.

Jean Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
 
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Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.

Jean Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
 
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To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It's easy to say no, even if it means dying.

Jean Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
Source: Creon, in Antigone.
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Things are beautiful if you love them.

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Talent is like a faucet; while it is open, you have to write.

Jean Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
Source: The New York Times, 2 October 1960.
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Saintliness is also a temptation.

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I like reality. It tastes of bread.

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Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way.

Jean Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
Source: Warwick, in The Lark, adapted by Lillian Hellman, 1955.
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Everything ends this way in France - everything. Weddings, christenings, duels, funerals, swindlings, diplomatic affairs - everything is a pretext for a good dinner.

Jean Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
 
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