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The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Become Lake Landscape Mountains Real Real World World

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It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon. Black mountains rose around it. I arrived from between two of these mountains, I looked at the lake and the moon, and that was it, nothing else happened.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Around Arrived Between Black Calm Could Else Happened Lake Large Looked Moon Mountains Night Nothing Reflecting Rose See Two

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I adore life but I don't fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Adore Death Die Fear Just Late Life Possible Prefer

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The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is completely impossible between two of those people, is to me one of the biggest tragic themes in the world.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Between Biggest Communication Complete Fact How Impossible Know Many Me Millions Millions Of People People Themes Those Tragic Two World

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Trotsky rises to give me his hand, then sits at his desk, gently allowing his regard to light on my person.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Allowing Desk Gently Give Give Me Hand His Light Me Person Regard Rises Then

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I have always tried to write in a simple way, using down-to-earth and not abstract words.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Abstract Always Down-To-Earth Simple Simple Way Tried Using Way Words Write

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It just happened. As though a moment comes when it's both necessary and natural to make a decision that has long since been made.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Been Both Decision Happened Just Long Made Make Moment Natural Necessary Since Though

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Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Profession Unhappiness Vocation Writing

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I saw Mussolini tirelessly contemplate a parade of thousands of young men.

~Georges Simenon

Topics: Contemplate Men Parade Saw Thousands Young Young Men

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Biography

Nationality: Belgian

Type: Writer

Born: February 13th, 1903

Died: September 4th, 1989

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