Eugene Ionesco
Eugene Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and one of the foremost figures of the French Avant-garde theatre. Beyond ridiculing the most banal situations, Ionesco's plays depict the solitude and insignificance of human existence in a tangible way...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth26 November 1909
CountryFrance
Eugene Ionesco quotes about
ancient becomes breath hot idiom imagery language larger magic people saying unchanging
Idiom is larger than geography; it is the hot breath of a people singing, slashing, explorative. Imagery becomes the magic denominator, the language of a passage, saying the ancient unchanging particulars.
astonishment gateways explanation
Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.
being-yourself mistake made
You've always made the mistake of being yourself.
illusions-of-grandeur people triviality
Many people have delusions of grandeur but you're deluded by triviality.