“But one cannot weep for the entire world. It is beyond human strength. One must choose.”

— Jean Anouilh

On ne peut pleurer pour le monde entier : C'est au-delà des forces humaines. Il faut choisir ! <br class="br"> Cecile or The School for Fathers http://books.google.com/books?id=MeWmNXPF2T0C&q=&quot;But+one+cannot+weep+for+the+entire+world+it+is+beyond+human+strength+One+must+choose&quot;&pg=PA186#v=onepage (1954)

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French playwright 1910–1987

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