Jacques Prevert quotes
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“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”
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“He put the coffee in the cup. He put the milk in the cup of coffee. He put the sugar in the white coffee, with the tea-spoon he stirred. He drank the white coffee and he put the cup down. Without speaking to me.”
-- Jacques PrevertSource : 'Dèjeuner du Matin'
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“Love is so simple. [Fr., C'est tellement simple, l'amour.]”
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“An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life.”
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“We should try to be happy, just to set an example”
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“Millions and millions of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and I put my arms around you.”
-- Jacques PrevertSource : Song: I Wanna Love Somebody Like You, Album: Golden Road, 2002
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“When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today.”
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“Our Father which art in heaven - Stay there - And we will stay on earth - Which is sometimes so pretty.”
-- Jacques PrevertSource : 'Pater Noster'
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“Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.”
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“The mortal sickness of a mind too unhappy to be kind.”
Source : A. E. Housman (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated)”, p.64, Delphi Classics
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“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness”
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“Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.”
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