The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them. – Jean Genet
Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. The same is true of man. – Jean Genet
I recognize in thieves, traitors and murderers, in the ruthless and the cunning, a deep beauty – a sunken beauty. – Jean Genet
A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle. – Jean Genet