Paul Fournel quotes
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“In life's orchestra, the bike is the double bass. Hard to forget it”
-- Paul FournelSource : Paul Fournel (2003). “Need for the Bike”, p.57, U of Nebraska Press
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“Oulipo ends where the work begins.”
-- Paul FournelSource : "Oulipo ends where the work begins" by Christopher R. Beha, www.believermag.com. September 2006.
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“You have to look good when you are riding, you have to impress your adversary with your elegance. To look good is already to go fast.”
-- Paul FournelSource : Paul Fournel (2003). “Need for the Bike”, p.48, U of Nebraska Press
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“I got heavily into the drum-and-bass scene, which is really wicked.”
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Source : "Actor Colin Hanks Plays Not My Job". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. November 4, 2011.
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“You [Chopin] have in your fingers an orchestra of butterflies.”
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“Having you close like this makes me forget the reasons why this won’t work. We will never work.”
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