A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle. Jean Genet breezecarrycentury Change image and share on social
Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth, would be to have been young and never dreamed at all. Jean Genet badlydreamrealize Change image and share on social
To achieve harmony in bad taste is the height of elegance. Jean Genet achievebadelegance Change image and share on social
Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity. Jean Genet factsharesingularity Change image and share on social
Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all. Jean Genet betrayalecstasyexperience Change image and share on social
Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. The same is true of man. Jean Genet ashamedconstitutecrime Change image and share on social
A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness. Jean Genet actdarknessdream Change image and share on social
Violence is a calm that disturbs you. Jean Genet calmdisturbviolence Change image and share on social
Repudiating the virtues of your world, criminals hopelessly agree to organize a forbidden universe. They agree to live in it. The air there is nauseating: they can breathe it. Jean Genet agreeairbreathe Change image and share on social
The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them. Jean Genet conquestextentfame Change image and share on social
