A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it.
Jean Anouilh

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.
Jean Anouilh

All evil comes from the old.They grow fat on ideas and young men die of them.
Jean Anouilh

An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.
Jean Anouilh

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.
Jean Anouilh

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.
Jean Anouilh

Every man thinks god is on his side.
Jean Anouilh

God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies.
Jean Anouilh

Have you noticed that life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively in newspapers?
Jean Anouilh

I like reality. It tastes like bread.
Jean Anouilh


Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.
Jean Anouilh

It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.
Jean Anouilh

Life has a way of setting things in order and leaving them be. Very tidy, is life.
Jean Anouilh

Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it.
Jean Anouilh

Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some.
Jean Anouilh

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
Jean Anouilh

Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence.
Jean Anouilh

Nothing is irreparable in politics.
Jean Anouilh

Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.
Jean Anouilh

One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.
Jean Anouilh