Author of quotes: Eugene Ionesco

Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish unite us.

Children are always ill, the parents are alone, they are poor, children do not like and dislike ruin.

I have a bad temper, so I can't stand people with bad attitudes.

Better in the Bush than the lump in her throat.

It. That's because you're not like everyone else.
He. I'm not like everyone else?
It. Yes. Unfortunately, you're not like everyone else.
He. No. Fortunately, I'm not like everyone else.

He. Life without a future is a life without a future. It is not life.

It. <...> What do you do out of love for me?
He. Out of love for you I'm dying of boredom.
It. Not a big feat.
He. It depends.

To love the desert, love the blue of the sea, to love the white ships, I imagined that this is possible. Love of the people seemed hard for me. Not to cherish hatred towards them - Yes. But to love those beings who move, talk, fuss, noise, demand, desire, die? This is ridiculous.

Nothing is terrible, because everything passes.

I have my own method how to get rid of sadness or fear, it fails, but not always. The method consists in to take a closer look at things and people around. To concentrate on them. I look very, very carefully and suddenly see everything as if for the first time. And then everything gets confusing and interesting.

Promiscuity always leads to dangerous consequences.

Our life, like my theater, absurd, ridiculous, insignificant, and unhappy.

The clock struck five times. The clock struck three times. The clock struck zero times.

This morning you looked in the mirror, but not seen.
- It was because I wasn't there yet.