Jules Renard
Jules Renard
Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renardwas a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotteand Les Histoires Naturelles. Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompreand Huit jours à la campagne...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth22 February 1864
CountryFrance
Jules Renard quotes about
inspirational life humility
Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.
money writing literature
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.
success writing people
Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none
small-changes ideas
Words are the small change of thought.
writing way interrupted
Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted.
hiking bird mind
Walks. The body advances, while the mind flutters around it like a bird.
beautiful book eye
Those moments when you feel you want to read something truly beautiful. The eyes make a tour of the library, and there is nothing. Then you decide to take no matter what, and it is full of beautiful things.
humor looks ridiculous
Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.
writing talking way
Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.
coins currency sentences
Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.
fashion writing air
The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.
success congratulations failure
Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
lonely funny-inspirational loneliness
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
inspirational life moments
There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.