“Pray to the I don't-know-who
I hope : Jesus Christ.”

— Eugéne Ionesco

Prier le Je Ne Sais Qui
J'espère : Jesus-Christ.
Inscription on his tombstone.
Variant translation: Pray to the I don't-know-who: Jesus Christ, I hope.
As quoted in Parasuicidality and Paradox : Breaking Through the Medical Model (2007) by Ross D. Ellenhorn, p. 55

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Prier le Je Ne Sais Qui J'espère : Jesus-Christ.

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Romanian playwright 1909–1994

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