Jean RostandThinkers

Adulthood is lonely — To be adult is to be alone.

Brevity is able to give the appearance of finality — Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.

Brevity is not always best — There are things which don't deserve to be said briefly.

God is that dumping ground of our dreams.

Hell is when everything will be perfect.

Literature is proclaiming in front of everyone what one is careful to conceal from one's immediate circle.

Literature is confessional — it proclaims before all what we carefully conceal from our companions.

Love is clumsy — it takes love to forgive the clumsiness of love.

Marriage is an institution that simplifies life and complicates living.

Perfection is not good — Hell is when everything will be perfect.

Pessimism is to feel optimistic about the future of pessimism.

Quarrelling is natural — a married couple is well suited when both partners feel the need for a quarrel at the same time.