Jacques Prevért Quotes

“All will be lost apart from happiness.”

“Laugh at death and die of laughter.”

“Poetry, it's one of the most pretty nicknames we give to life.”

“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”

“It's terrible
the faint sound of a hard boiled egg firmly cracked on a tin counter
it's terrible this faint sound
when it stirs the memory of a starving man”

“An orange on the table
Your robe on the carpet
And you in my bed
Sweet present of the present
Coolness of the night
Warmth of my life.”

“Everything was lost except happiness.”

“When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today.”

“There's no problem, only teachers”

“I am what I am
I was made this way
When I want to laugh
Yes I shriek with laughter
I love those who love me
It's my fault
If they're not the same
That I love everytime
I am what I am
I was made this way
What more do you want
What do you want from me”