Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Andre Breton Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Feb 19, 1896
  • Died: Sep 28, 1966

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".

Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself. love

Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession. science

Beauty will be convulsive or will not be at all. beauty

All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. life & love

Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well. nature

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 quotes from William Blake

32 quotes from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 more quotes from Franz Grillparzer

6 more quotes from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 quotes from Storm Jameson

2 quotes from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 more quotes from Victor Hugo

73 more quotes from Victor Hugo