Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Jacques Prevert Poet

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Feb 4, 1900
  • Died: Apr 11, 1977

Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis.

An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life. being cool

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. happiness

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes 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 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill