Quote by Eugene Ionesco
No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political sy

No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa. – Eugene Ionesco

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There is nothing truer than myth: history, in its attempt to realize myth, distorts it, stops halfway; when history claims to have succeeded, this is nothing but humbug and mystification. Everything we dream is realizable. Reality does not have to be: it is simply what it is. – Eugene Ionesco

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Beauty is a precious trace that eternity causes to appear to us and that it takes away from us. A manifestation of eternity, and a sign of death as well. – Eugene Ionesco

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The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us. When the world seems familiar, when one has got used to existence, one has become an adult. – Eugene Ionesco

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All interest in disease and death is only another expression of interest in life. – Thomas Mann

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Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life. – Edvard Munch

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My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesnt seem to add up to very much. – Gwyneth Paltrow

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It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace. – Anna Akhmatova

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While the doctors consult, the patient dies. – English Proverb

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Im not that big a fan of marriage as an institution and I dont know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human beings. – Marisa Tomei

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