Henri Barbusse
Henri Barbusse
Henri Barbussewas a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party. He was a lifelong friend of Albert Einstein...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 May 1873
CountryFrance
echoes people looks
I am more sensitive than other people. Things that other people would not notice awaken a distinct echo in me, and in such moments of lucidity, when I look at myself, I see that I am alone, all alone, all alone.
tired heart depth
The woman from the depths of her rags, a waif, a martyr — smiled. She must have a divine heart to be so tired and yet smile.
hell inferno frenzy
There is no hell, no inferno except the frenzy of living.
falling-in-love reality world
All lovers in the world are alike: they fall in love by chance; they see each other, and are attached to each other by the features of their faces; they illuminate each other by the fierce preference which is akin to madness; they assert the reality of illusions; and for a moment they change falsehood into truth.
suicide poison hours
It was suicide. Others killed themselves with poison or with a revolver. I killed myself with minutes and hours.
suicide army two
Two armies at death-grips — that is one great army committing suicide.
suicide war army
Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.
heartbreaking mankind slowness
At the touch of mankind, things wear away with heartbreaking slowness.