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Octave Mirbeau was a French journalist born on February 16, 1848, and died on the same day in 1917. He is known for his sharp satire and profound realism in his literary works.

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Famous Octave Mirbeau Quotes

“Nothing comes at all -- never anything. And I cannot accustom myself to that. It is this monotony, this absolute fixity in life, that is the hardest thing for me to endure. I should like to go away from here. Go away? But where and how? I do not know, and I stay.”

Knows Life Should Absolutes Endure Hardest Going Away Hardest Thing Monotony

Book:The Experiences of a Ladies' Maid

Source: The Experiences of a Ladies' Maid

“Great ladies ... are like the best sauces -- it is better not to know how they are made.”

Knows Made Women Know How Sauce

Book:The Experiences of a Ladies' Maid

Source: The Experiences of a Ladies' Maid

“You're obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you think absurd. You live attached in a cowardly fashion to moral and social conventions you despise, condemn, and know lack all foundation.”

People Thinking Knows Social Moral Fashion Anger Institutions Foundation Absurd Despise Conventions Obliged Cowardly Formality

Book:The Torture Garden

Source: The Torture Garden

About the Author

Born: February 16, 1848
Died: February 16, 1917
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 31

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