Would Hamlet have felt the delicious fascination of suicide if he hadnt had an audience, and lines to speak? – Jean Genet
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
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
Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth, would be to have been young and never dreamed at all. – Jean Genet