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We have not the time to take our time.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Our Our Time Take Time

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Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Anguish Bring Dreams Ideologies Separate Together Us

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No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Able Abolish Absolute Been Condition Death Deliver Fear Human Human Condition Living Our Pain Political Political System Sadness Social Society System Thirst Us Versa Vice Vice Versa

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When I was nine, the teacher asked us to write a piece about our village fete. He read mine in class. I was encouraged and continued. I even wanted to write my memoirs at the age of ten. At twelve I wrote poetry, mostly about friendship - 'Ode to Friendship.' Then my class wanted to make a film, and one little boy suggested that I write the script.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: About Age Asked Boy Class Continue Encouraged Even Film Friendship He Little Make Memoirs Mine Mostly Nine Our Piece Poetry Read Script Suggested Teacher Ten Then Twelve Us Village Wanted Write Wrote I Write

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There is no religion in which everyday life is not considered a prison; there is no philosophy or ideology that does not think that we live in alienation.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Alienation Considered Does Everyday Everyday Life Ideology Life Live Philosophy Prison Religion Think Which

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A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Above Adventure Art Mind Work

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Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Astonishment Explanation Gateway Incomprehensible Only Separates Us Which

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I look out the chair while eating my pillow. I open the wall, I walk with my ears. I have ten eyes to walk with and two fingers to look with. I put my head on the floor to sit down, I put my bottom on the ceiling. After eating the music box, I spread jam on the rug for a great dessert.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: After Bottom Box Ceiling Chair Dessert Down Ears Eating Eyes Fingers Floor Great Head Jam Look Music Open Out Pillow Put Rug Sit Spread Ten Two Walk Wall While

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A nose that can see is worth two that sniff.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Nose See Sniff Two Worth

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Living is abnormal.

~Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Abnormal Living

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Dramatist

Born: November 26th, 1912

Died: March 28th, 1994

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