A wave of heads did turn

“Drama, instead of telling us the whole of a man’s life, must place him in such a situation, tie such a knot, that when it is untied, the whole man is visible.”

“It is extraordinary that nobody nowadays under the stress of great troubles is turned into stone or a bird or a tree or some inanimate object; they used to undergo such metamorphoses in ancient times (or so they say), though whether that is myth or a true story I know not. Maybe it would be better to change one’s nature into something that lacks all feeling, rather than be so sensitive to evil. Had that been possible, these calamities would in all probability have turned me to stone.”

“I am tired of everything I have ever desired.”

André Marchand (French, 1907-1998), Le plat aux cerises [The Cherry Dish]. Oil on canvas, 47 x 55 cm.

People: what do you do with your life?

“She who loves roses must be patient and not cry out when she is pierced by thorns.”