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God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.

~Alfred Jarry

Topics: Between God Infinity Point Zero

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It is conventional to call 'monster' any blending of dissonant elements. I call 'monster' every original inexhaustible beauty.

~Alfred Jarry

Topics: Any Beauty Blending Call Conventional Elements Every Inexhaustible Monster Original

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The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.

~Alfred Jarry

Topics: Bringing Character Complete Conflict Create Either Enough Impersonal Know Life Masks New New Life Only Passions Than Theater Those Virile Who

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Blind and unwavering undisciplined at all times constitutes the real strength of all free men.

~Alfred Jarry

Topics: Blind Free Free Men Men Real Strength Times Undisciplined

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We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that is to use them to put up a lot of fine, well-designed buildings.

~Alfred Jarry

Topics: Buildings Demolish Doing Everything Fine Lot Only Put Ruins See Shall Succeeded Them Unless Up Use Way Well I Can

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Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.

~Alfred Jarry

Topics: Applause Audience Excuse Force Merely Might Music Suffers Think You

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We believe... that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.

~Alfred Jarry

Topics: Applause Believe Counts Kind Only Silence

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: September 8th, 1873

Died: November 1st, 1907

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