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Georges Duhamel quotes

French Novelist June 30, 1884 – April 13, 1966

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Suffering has roused them from the sleep of gentle life, and every day fills them with a terrible intoxication. They are now something more than themselves; those we loved were merely happy shadows. Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel quote: "Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most..."
Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it. Georges Duhamel
Let us lose none of their humble words, let us note their slightest gestures, and tell me, tell me that we will think of them together, now and later, when we realise the misery of the times and the magnitude of their sacrifice. Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel quote: "I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it..."
I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world. Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel quote: "I can no longer think what I want to think. My thoughts have..."
I can no longer think what I want to think. My thoughts have been replaced by moving images. Georges Duhamel
What distinguishes man from his innocent brothers, the animals,...is not language, nor reason, nor even civilization...it is man's enormous appetite for suffering. Georges Duhamel
The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it? Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel quote: "We do not know the true value of our moments until they have..."
We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory. Georges Duhamel
We can know nothing till after this grave debate. The soul must withdraw, for this is not its hour. Now the knife must divide the flesh, and lay the ravage bare, and do its work completely. Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel quote: "It is always brave to say what everyone thinks."
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks. Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel quote: "In the beds which the piety of the public has prepared on..."
In the beds which the piety of the public has prepared on every side, stricken men await the verdict of fate. Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel quote: "There is no French town in which the wounds inflicted on the..."
There is no French town in which the wounds inflicted on the battle-field are not bleeding. Georges Duhamel

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