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> [There are some closed doors we’re so frightened of opening that we don’t see them any more. We’ve pushed furniture in front of them; we’ve jammed the lock. Children are the only ones who might crouch down on all fours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/there-are-some-closed-doors-we-re-so-frightened-of-opening-that-we/)

[Timothee de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

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## More by Timothée de Fombelle

> [“Perhaps it was because of his wife that Pippo the farmer dreamt of becoming a sailor. There are certain people on this earth who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/perhaps-it-was-because-of-his-wife-that-pippo-the-farmer-dreamt-of/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“I had set off, going straight ahead, to escape a broken heart. I had been walking for three hours, wherever the forest took me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/i-had-set-off-going-straight-ahead-to-escape-a-broken-heart-i-had/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“In an ideal world, we might have dreamed of a benevolent hand intervening so that one of them tarried a little longer while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/in-an-ideal-world-we-might-have-dreamed-of-a-benevolent-hand/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [ “\[Toby\] reflected that being cruel sometimes makes you rich and powerful, but it always makes you ugly.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/toby-reflected-that-being-cruel-sometimes-makes-you-rich-and-powerful/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“The wounded beast I had been tracking was me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/the-wounded-beast-i-had-been-tracking-was-me/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [He was raised by three nurses: freedom, solitude and Mademoiselle. Together, the three of them provided him with an education. From them, he learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/he-was-raised-by-three-nurses-freedom-solitude-and-mademoiselle/)

[Timothee de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“Perhaps it would be better if your whole life had the same transparency as in its final moments.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/perhaps-it-would-be-better-if-your-whole-life-had-the-same/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“Little tree filled his lungs with the white airness of the night, as if he were going to fly. The living voice of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/little-tree-filled-his-lungs-with-the-white-airness-of-the-night-as/)

[Timothee de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“For Ethel, it was exactly as if one of the twisted beech trees behind the castle had knocked at her door one morning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/for-ethel-it-was-exactly-as-if-one-of-the-twisted-beech-trees-behind/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“He was frightened for his country. Slowly and tragically it was drifting in the wrong direction. Something had to be done. Tiny gestures. Barely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/he-was-frightened-for-his-country-slowly-and-tragically-it-was/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [Who could have predicted what would happen in the time it takes to boil an egg?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/who-could-have-predicted-what-would-happen-in-the-time-it-takes-to/)

[Timothee de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [There are some closed doors we’re so frightened of opening that we don’t see them any more. We’ve pushed furniture in front of them;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/there-are-some-closed-doors-we-re-so-frightened-of-opening-that-we/)

[Timothee de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“The shot has gone under my rib, Boulard my boy, so it must have been the shortest one who fired." Even his final sigh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/the-shot-has-gone-under-my-rib-boulard-my-boy-so-it-must-have-been/)

[Timothée de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

> [“The sole of the foot is sacred for the Grass people. It's called the "sole of the foot" because it's the sole (or only)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timoth-e-de-fombelle/the-sole-of-the-foot-is-sacred-for-the-grass-people-it-s-called-the/)

[Timothee de Fombelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timoth-e-de-fombelle/)

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