"I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life."
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Quotes by Jean Giraudoux
Jean Giraudoux, born on October 29, 1882, in Bellac, France, emerged as one of the 20th century's most influential playwrights and novelists. Renowned for his mastery of language and innovative approach to drama, Giraudoux's works, including "The Madwoman of Chaillot" and "The Trojan War Will Not Take Place," deftly blend surrealism with poignant social commentary. His unique voice captures the complexities of human nature and the absurdities of war, leaving an indelible mark on French literature and theater until his passing in 1944.
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"The brave men die in war. It takes great luck or judgment not to be killed. Once, at least, the head has to bow and the knee has to bend to danger. The soldiers who march back under the triumphal arches are death's deserters."
Jean Giraudoux"There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth."
Jean Giraudoux
"Faithful women are all alike, they think only of their fidelity, never of their husbands."
Jean Giraudoux
"I have been a woman for fifty years, and I've never yet been able to discover precisely what it is I am."
Jean Giraudoux"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life."
Jean Giraudoux
"When a grown man reaches forty, we change him for an old one. He has completely disappeared. There's only the most superficial resemblance between the two of them. Nothing is handed on from one to the other."
Jean Giraudoux