André Breton was a French writer and poet. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism".
All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. life & love
Beauty will be convulsive or will not be at all. beauty
Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well. nature
Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession. science
Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself. love
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge
3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats
28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry
27 quotes from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 thoughts from Winston Churchill
74 thoughts from Winston Churchill