“Listen to me: a family man is never a real family man. An assassin is never entirely assassin. They play a role, you understand. While a dead man, he is really dead. To be or not to be, right?”
Hugo, Act 4, sc. 6
Dirty Hands (1948)
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French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, sc… 1905–1980Related quotes
“A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.”
Variant: A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man
Source: The Godfather
“You make to die
You are the dead
You the assassin of yourself.”
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) American writer
Christ, Old Student in a New School (1972)
“How shall the murdered man convince his assassin he will not haunt him.”
Malcolm Lowry book Under the Volcano
Source: Under the Volcano (1947), Ch. III (p. 79)
John Lydon (1956) English singer, songwriter, and musician
On the 2003 panel TV show The Belzer Connection, when asked if there was a conspiracy in the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
“A man should never neglect his family for business.”
Walt Disney (1901–1966) American film producer and businessman
Source: How to Be Like Walt : Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life (2004), Ch. 14 : The Real Walt Disney, p. 361
Václav Havel book Disturbing the Peace
Source: Disturbing the Peace (1986), Ch. 2 : Writing for the Stage, p. 72
“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”
Terry Pratchett book Going Postal
Source: Going Postal
