Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair. Eugene Ionesco despairgodgreat Change image and share on social
Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital and indispensable spiritual needs. Eugene Ionesco expressionindispensablerestitution Change image and share on social
No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa. Eugene Ionesco abolishabsolutecondition share on social
There is no religion in which everyday life is not considered a prison; there is no philosophy or ideology that does not think that we live in alienation. Eugene Ionesco alienationconsidereveryday Change image and share on social
Everything that has been will be, everything that will be is, everything that will be has been. Eugene Ionesco Change image and share on social
Culture cannot be separated from politics. The arts, philosophy and metaphysics, religion and the sciences, constitute culture. Politics are the science or art of organizing our relationships to allow for the development of life in society. Eugene Ionesco artconstituteculture share on social
I've always been suspicious of collective truths. Eugene Ionesco collectivehavesuspicious Change image and share on social
Art goes beyond politics. Even if there are writers who are involved in politics, eventually, in one or two centuries, it's not their politics which is going to count, but the fact of having given life to feelings, of having created characters and made a living work of art. Eugene Ionesco artcenturycharacter share on social
A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind. Eugene Ionesco adventureartmind Change image and share on social
The artist can be above political parties, he can belong in a political party, he can act in politics. Eugene Ionesco actartistbelong Change image and share on social