“The trouble about the Académie is that by the time they get around to electing us to a seat, we really need a bed.”

On his election to Académie Française (1955)

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French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager … 1889–1963

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“The trouble about the Académie is that by the time they get around to electing us to a seat, we really need a bed.”

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