“The biggest defeat in every department of life is to forget, especially the things that have done you in, and to die without realizing how far people can go in the way of crumminess. When the grave lies open before us, let's not try to be witty, but record the worst of human viciousness we've seen without changing one word. When that's done, we can curl up our toes and sink into the pit. That's work enough for a lifetime.” PeopleWayTryingHumansDoneEnoughHandsLife IsLyingDiesRealizingForgetRecordsWorstLifetimeDefeatWittyGravesDepartmentToesPitsOne WordCurls Author:Louis-Ferdinand Celine
“Only a complete alcoholic can think life is funny ... any life!.” ThinkingLife IsAlcoholics Author:Louis-Ferdinand Celine
“Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.” LifeLife IsWrittenTransparency Author:Louis-Ferdinand Celine
“Living, just by itself - what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, there all the time to spy on you; whatever happens, you've got to look as if you were awfully busy all the time doing something that's terribly exciting - or he'll come along and nibble your brain.” IfsLifeLooksHappensLife IsBrainExcitingBusyBoredomClassroomSpyWhatever Happens Author:Louis-Ferdinand Celine
“Living, just by itself - what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, there all the time to spy on you.” Life IsBoredomClassroomSpy Author:Louis-Ferdinand Celine