Henri Murger Quotes

#1. He hasn't said whether he remembers the episode itself - or, if he doesn't, whether that is because it never happened or because it happened too often to keep track. More important, he hasn't said what he thinks about it all from the perspective of 2003.

Michael Kinsley

#2. Art is a barren route, of which glory is the oasis.

Henri Murger

#3. The first duty of wine is to be red. Don't talk to me of your white wines.

Henri Murger

#4. We do not obtain the most precious gifts by going in search of them but by waiting for them.

Simone Weil

#5. You see, my poor fellow, the hearts of women and she-cats are abysses that neither men nor toms will ever fathom.

Henri Murger

#6. Study is the child of silence and mystery.

Henri Murger

#7. Chase and I are in this for the long haul. I've stood before him and he's stood before me. And this is what it's all come down to: Chase Gartner is my future, my forever. And I, I am his.

S.R. Grey

#8. Contrary to Eastern Europe, where the border was more porous and you could exchange information more easily, Cuba is an island. Thus, it is more isolated, and it's easier for the government to have great control over its citizens.

Luis Fortuno

#9. I write to shed my tears.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#10. idea. But if you look at her early films, the best ones are all about Bette wanting a male she can't have: Dangerous. All This, and Heaven Too. Jezebel. The Letter. Now, Voyager. They're all about the unattainable. They're all about a woman desiring a man she can never possess.

Jane Lotter

#11. Natural beauty products are a must! I use coconut oil-based RMS makeup, and I slather almond oil on my hands to soak while I watch a movie.

Phoebe Tonkin

#12. It is extraordinary Monsieur Benoit, but everytime I think of your triple character as a landlord, a bootmaker, and a friend, I am tempted to believe in the Trinity.

Henri Murger

#13. I have four dogs, four horses, a cat, and a bunch of wild frogs.

Daryl Hannah

#14. The day is not over yet. You may still meet with Providence, who never gets up before noon.

Henri Murger

#15. As to my heart, since I have worn an eighty franc corset I do not hear it, and I am very much afraid that I have left it in one of Marcel's drawers.

Henri Murger

#16. If there is shit all around me, how can I eat my ice cream?

S. Balaram