Raymond Radiguet was a French novelist and poet whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes, and unique style and tone. Wikipedia
“Originality consists in trying to be like everybody else — and failing.”
L'originalité consiste à essayer de faire comme tout le monde sans y parvenir.
As quoted by Jean Cocteau in his acceptance speech http://books.google.com/books?id=QXtJAAAAMAAJ&q=%22L'originalit%C3%A9+consiste+%C3%A0+essayer+de+faire+comme+tout+le+monde+sans+y+parvenir%22&pg=PA18#v=onepage to the Académie Française (20 October 1955)
“The uncounscious actions of a pure soul are even more strange than the vice's schemes.”
Les manoeuvres inconscientes d'une âme pure sont encore plus singulières que les combinaisons du vice
Raymond Radiguet: Le bal du comte d'Orgel. Paris 1924. P. 1.
“Every age bears its fruits, it's all in knowing how to harvest them.”
Tout âge porte ses fruits, il faut savoir les cueillir.
Raymond Radiguet: Le bal du comte d'Orgel. Paris 1924. P. 15.
