Jules Renard Quotes

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.

As I grow to understand life less and less,
I learn to love it more and more.

It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.

If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room.

It is when we are faced with death that we turn most bookish.

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

the important people in our lives leave imprints. they may die or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it.

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none