"There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts."

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Source : "A Thief’s Journal". Book by Jean Genet, 1949.

Jean Genet

#Flower Quotes #Close Relationship Quotes

“Not even the vicissitudes of fortune are contrary to nature or to the providential ordering of the universe. It all flows from the gods, who determine what is needed for the welfare of the whole universe, of which you are a part.”
“We understand a person with problems, someone who is wrong about a lot of things in his or her life, who makes messes. We don't understand someone who is constantly right, who is only felled by Kryptonite. Chuck Klosterman had a pretty great book about this whole thing - I Wear The Black Hat - that came out last year and which I greatly enjoyed.”
“Whether railroads or electricity or the Internet, there is always some sense that this is the new, redemptive platform - that finally, finally, we've found the platform that will allow us all to lead a democratic, global existence, where all problems will be solved. And the idea that the old platform becomes obsolete, "this kills that," and so on, also often accompanies the advent of a new technology. The digital platform is no exception.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I'm intimidated anytime I work with someone who's directly outside my very insulated group of friends.”
“I know that money speaks more loudly than need.”
“Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his appetites and despising the honors of the world, who relies wholly on himself, whose angular points of character have all been rounded off and polished.”
“People's destinies are so different. Some people drag along, unnoticed and boringâ€”they're all alike, and they're all unhappy. Then there are others, like for instance youâ€”you're one in a million. You're happyâ€””
“If there were a God he would want us to be better spirited than to take his word for everything.”

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