Emmanuel Bove QUOTES

1 " I asked myself whether a life devoid of any affection, of any goal, a life one fills with a thousand trifles intended to relieve its monotony, populated with human beings one seeks out in order not to be alone and whom one flees to avoid being bored by them, whether such a life isn't ridiculous, whether anything whatsoever wouldn't be preferable. "

― Emmanuel Bove , A Winter's Journal

2 " People feel sorry for you if you sit down on a bench in the evening. "

― Emmanuel Bove

3 " a man like me, who does not work, who does not want to work, will always be disliked.
In that house full of working people , I was the madman that, deep down, everyone wanted to be. I was the one who went without food, the cinema, warm clothes, to be free. I was the one who, without meaning to, daily reminded people of their wretched state.
people have not forgiven me for being free and for not being afraid of poverty. "

― Emmanuel Bove

4 " Solitude, what a sad and beautiful thing it is! How beautiful when we choose it! How sad when it is forced upon us year after year! Some strong men are not lonely when they are alone, but I, who am weak, am lonely when I have no friends. "

― Emmanuel Bove

5 " If I do start life all over again, I’ll do so very cautiously, but will I even start? Caution, understanding, it’s all useless. There is weariness, and nothing more. "

― Emmanuel Bove

6 " Raindrops were falling on the ground, never one on top of another. "

― Emmanuel Bove , My Friends

7 " Lovers are rude and selfish. "

― Emmanuel Bove

8 " Hij vond de wereld slecht. Niemand was in staat tot onbaatzuchtigheid. Om zich heen zag hij alleen mensen die deden of ze het eeuwige leven hadden, ze waren onrechtvaardig en schraapzuchtig, slijmden tegen degenen aan wie ze iets konden hebben en lieten de rest links liggen. Hij vroeg zich af of het leven op die manier echt de moeite waard was om geleefd te worden, of het geluk niet eerder besloten lag in de eenzaamheid dan in de ellendige inspanningen die hij zich moest getroosten om de schijn op te houden tegenover zijn omgeving. "

― Emmanuel Bove , Le Pressentiment

9 " ¡Ah! ¡La soledad, qué hermosa y triste cosa! ¡Qué hermosa cuando la escogemos! ¡Qué triste cuando nos es impuesta durante años! "

― Emmanuel Bove , EMMANUEL BOVE : MES AMIS + L'AMOUR DE PIERRE NEUHART + LE MEURTRE DE SUZY POMMIER + LE PRESSENTIMENT (Ed. intégrale annotée)

10 " I am the abandoned child, now become a man. So everything has turned out pretty well. . . A little too much importance is accorded to things I say. "

― Emmanuel Bove , A Singular Man

11 " It is strange how everything changes when you are not there. "

― Emmanuel Bove , My Friends

12 " Charles Benesteau ging weg. Hij begreep nu precies waarom hij de mensen die hij had gekend zo zorgvuldig ontliep: er gaapte een enorme afstand tussen hem en de anderen. Wat hij gedaan had was voor hen bijzonder, terwijl het voor hem zo eenvoudig was. "

― Emmanuel Bove , Le Pressentiment

13 " I’m sure he knew all the petty thoughts going through my mind at the time. Yes, without a doubt, he knew them all because, had I been in his shoes, I too would have guessed them. "

― Emmanuel Bove , Henri Duchemin and His Shadows

14 " Niets is bedrieglijker dan goede bedoelingen, want die wekken de illusie dat ze het goede zelf zijn. "

― Emmanuel Bove , Le Pressentiment

15 " Kui kodust välja lähen, loodan alati, et juhtub midagi, mis mu elu täielikult muudab. Ootan seda kuni kojujõudmiseni. Sellepärast ma toas püsida ei tahagi.
Kahjuks ei ole seni midagi niisugust juhtunud. "

― Emmanuel Bove