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Andre Breton quotes

French Poet February 18, 1896 – September 28, 1966

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Because of the earth’s roundness, Genghis Khan, in the fever of possession and destruction, hastened his own overthrow by invading lands that he had already razed and conquered. Not only is it impossible to know from where we come, but also from whom we come: nothing in common, in any case, with those who pass for being the “authors of our days” – which days? Better to invent a genealogy based on pure whim and the leanings of our hearts, but what if they don’t agree? Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "How small these rescued tides appear! Earthly delights flow..."
How small these rescued tides appear! Earthly delights flow in torrents. Each object offers paradise. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "Humor (is) the process that allows one to brush reality aside..."
Humor (is) the process that allows one to brush reality aside when it gets too distressing. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "with the end of my breath, which is the beginning of yours."
with the end of my breath, which is the beginning of yours. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "There are fairy stories to be written for adults. Stories..."
There are fairy stories to be written for adults. Stories that are still in a green state. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "The man who cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is..."
The man who cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "Keep reminding yourself that literature is one of the saddest..."
Keep reminding yourself that literature is one of the saddest roads that leads to everything. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "Living and ceasing to live are imaginary solutions; existence..."
Living and ceasing to live are imaginary solutions; existence is elsewhere. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "It is living and ceasing to live that are imaginary solutions...."
It is living and ceasing to live that are imaginary solutions. Existence is elsewhere. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "I am the soul in limbo."
I am the soul in limbo. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "The imaginary is what tends to become real."
The imaginary is what tends to become real. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "What is admirable about the fantastic is that there is no..."
What is admirable about the fantastic is that there is no longer anything fantastic: there is only the real. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "Dali is like a man who hesitates between talent and genius,..."
Dali is like a man who hesitates between talent and genius, or, as one might once have said, between vice and virtue. Andre Breton
Andre Breton quote: "Tell me whom you haunt and I’ll tell you who you are."
Tell me whom you haunt and I’ll tell you who you are. Andre Breton
How I loathe the servitude people try to hold up to me as being so valuable. I pity the man who is condemned to it, who cannot generally escape it, but it is not the burden of his labor that disposes me in his favor, it is -- it can only be -- the vigor of his protest against it. Andre Breton

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