--- title: "6 Romania Quotes By Dumitru Tepeneag" description: "6 Romania quotes by Dumitru Tepeneag. Plus more from Dumitru Tepeneag and more Romania sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/dumitru-tepeneag-22841_alekhine_i-was-a-professional-chess-player-in-rom_269652.jpg" --- > [I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/i-was-a-professional-chess-player-in-romania-but-only-a-small-time/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/dumitru-tepeneag-22841_alekhine_i-was-a-professional-chess-player-in-rom_269652.jpg) > [It's true that in Romanian I feel more relaxed, as if I'm wearing slippers...but I came to this decision primarily for other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/it-s-true-that-in-romanian-i-feel-more-relaxed-as-if-i-m-wearing/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/dumitru-tepeneag-22841_collections_it-s-true-that-in-romanian-i-feel-more-r_645191.jpg) > [My first book published in France was translated and titled Exercices d'Attente in 1972. It was a collection of short works written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/my-first-book-published-in-france-was-translated-and-titled-exercices/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6e/dumitru-tepeneag-22841_art_my-first-book-published-in-france-was-tr_895156.jpg) > [Seine et Danube was launched in 2003 with the help of Romanian authorities who had finally realized the necessity of promoting literature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/seine-et-danube-was-launched-in-2003-with-the-help-of-romanian/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/dumitru-tepeneag-22841_authority_seine-et-danube-was-launched-in-2003-wit_1184739.jpg) > [As my editor had no desire to frighten readers with the Romanian pages, he had them translated and published the whole thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/as-my-editor-had-no-desire-to-frighten-readers-with-the-romanian/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/dumitru-tepeneag-22841_able_as-my-editor-had-no-desire-to-frighten-r_1379360.jpg) > [In so-called communist Romania, chess was held in high esteem, even if our champions were weaker than the Soviets. This game, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/in-so-called-communist-romania-chess-was-held-in-high-esteem-even-if/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/dumitru-tepeneag-22841_better-way_in-so-called-communist-romania-chess-was_2532602.jpg) ## Other authors on Romania - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-traian-basescu-92064.jpg) Traian Basescu 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/romania/traian-basescu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-victor-ponta-93531.jpg) Victor Ponta 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/romania/victor-ponta/) ## More by Dumitru Tepeneag > [The reader's impression is one of a dream - the only thing that's left upon waking is the memory of a melody at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/the-reader-s-impression-is-one-of-a-dream-the-only-thing-that-s-left/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [I had severed relations with the Romanian exiles who had become politically conservative and even extremely right wing; I was giving chess lessons to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/i-had-severed-relations-with-the-romanian-exiles-who-had-become/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [Since adolescence I've had a passion for Romantic Fantastique literature, which continued with Expressionism and culminated with the genius of Kafka. It's that German…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/since-adolescence-i-ve-had-a-passion-for-romantic-fantastique/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess for many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/i-was-a-professional-chess-player-in-romania-but-only-a-small-time/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [There is no one 'best set-up', there are many - you can get to mate in endless ways. And - don't forget! - in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/there-is-no-one-best-set-up-there-are-many-you-can-get-to-mate-in/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [It's true that in Romanian I feel more relaxed, as if I'm wearing slippers...but I came to this decision primarily for other reasons: I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/it-s-true-that-in-romanian-i-feel-more-relaxed-as-if-i-m-wearing/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [Vain Art of the Fugue was the only one of my novels to be met with relative public recognition: it was nominated for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/vain-art-of-the-fugue-was-the-only-one-of-my-novels-to-be-met-with/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [My first book published in France was translated and titled Exercices d'Attente in 1972. It was a collection of short works written and published…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/my-first-book-published-in-france-was-translated-and-titled-exercices/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [Our Onirisme movement was a synthesis between the Romantic Fantastique and Surrealism. Dimov and I rejected automatic writing. We loved surrealist painters: Chirico, Magritte,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/our-onirisme-movement-was-a-synthesis-between-the-romantic/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [It's not the subject of narration that interests me, but the structure. That's why I stay in touch with my old works, which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/it-s-not-the-subject-of-narration-that-interests-me-but-the-structure/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [On the other hand, Surrealism has been a part of Romanian literature since forever. Even before Tzara, who was originally Romanian, we had Urmuz,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/on-the-other-hand-surrealism-has-been-a-part-of-romanian-literature/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [Seine et Danube was launched in 2003 with the help of Romanian authorities who had finally realized the necessity of promoting literature and Romanian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/seine-et-danube-was-launched-in-2003-with-the-help-of-romanian/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [After multiple trips to Paris and being accused of participating in 'heinous' activities in regard to the state, I found my Romanian nationality revoked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/after-multiple-trips-to-paris-and-being-accused-of-participating-in/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [As my editor had no desire to frighten readers with the Romanian pages, he had them translated and published the whole thing in French…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/as-my-editor-had-no-desire-to-frighten-readers-with-the-romanian/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) > [For me, literature is the daughter of music: a bit heavy and more level headed than its mother. Literature submits to the same principles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/for-me-literature-is-the-daughter-of-music-a-bit-heavy-and-more-level/) [Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/romania/dumitru-tepeneag/#itemlist", "name": "6 Romania Quotes By Dumitru Tepeneag", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess for many years: I played tournaments in numerous countries with mixed results. I wrote and published a book - La Défense Alekhine and translated two others from Russian. 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