Jardiel Poncela Quotes

#1. It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.

James Hunter

#2. Don't see anything impossible! This simple philosophy will enable many things to be possible!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#3. Gourmandism is an act of judgment, by which we prefer things which have a pleasant taste to those which lack this quality.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

#4. Apparently I am what is known as an Unreliable Narrator, though of course if you believe everything you're told you deserve whatever you get.

Iain M. Banks

#5. Love is like mayonaisse: when it separates, you've got to throw it away and start again.

Enrique Jardiel Poncela

#6. The Frenchman, by nature, is sensuous and sensitive. He has intelligence, which makes him tired of life sooner than other kinds of men. He is not athletic: he sees the futility of the pursuit of fame; the climate at times depresses him.

Anais Nin

#7. The ukulele has always appealed to the older generation.

Jake Shimabukuro

#8. A secret needs two faces to bounce between; a secret needs to see itself in another pair of eyes.

Stephen King

#9. When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.

Enrique Jardiel Poncela