Jean Anouilh

Found 11 thoughts of Jean Anouilh

Every man thinks god is on his side.

Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.

Life has a way of setting things in order and leaving them be. Very tidy, is life.

The true masters of the art of living are already happy if they are not unhappy.

There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.

Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.

Talent is like a faucet; while it is open, you have to write. Inspiration? - a hoax fabricated by poets for their self-importance.

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.

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