Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law.
("Antigone")
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It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope left. You know you're caught, caught at last like a rat with all the world on its back. And the only thing left to do is shout -- not moan, or complain, but yell out at the top of your voice whatever it was you had to say. What you've never said before. What perhaps you don't even know till now.Jean Anouilh
Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is.
Jean Anouilh
What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor! Anything in excess is most exhilarating.
Jean Anouilh
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
Jean Anouilh
Every man thinks god is on his side.
Jean Anouilh
To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no, even if saying no means death.
Jean Anouilh
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