Romain Gary
Romain Gary
Romain Gary, born Roman Kacew and also known by pen names such as Émile Ajar, was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War II aviator of Litvak origin. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice under two names...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 May 1914
CountryRussian Federation
mistake mean say-anything
I am weak, I say with no presumptions. I have no merit, I note it, that is all. There are times that I feel so weak there most be a mistake, and as I don't know what I mean with this, I am not going to say anything else
mean fire trials
Gari in Russian means "burn!"... I want to test myself, a trial by fire, so that my I is burned off.
humor humorous mans
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of mans superiority to all that befalls him.
exactly people
The avantgarde are people who dont exactly know where they want to go, but are the first to get there.
jewish-history auschwitz
There is more to Jewish history than Auschwitz.
literature greater
Literature is greater than any of us, dammit.
matter facts world
A writer's subconscious is one of the filthiest places there are: as a matter of fact, you can find the whole world there.
ignorance horizon ifs
If there is something that opens horizons, it is precisely ignorance.
excess interiors exterior
They thought I suffered from lack of exterior, when I suffered from excess of interior
fun bye good-bye
I've had a lot of fun. Good-bye, and thank you.
people want firsts
The avantgarde are people who don't exactly know where they want to go, but are the first to get there.
men sometimes dies
Men sometimes die much earlier than they are burried.
faces normal way
...the only way to prove you are normal is to smash someone's face in
positive laughter work
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.