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.
heartbreaking mankind slowness
At the touch of mankind, things wear away with heartbreaking slowness.