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> [“I was wondering aimlessly; too many road were open...too many resolves, too complex, allowed of being taken. I took...by far the simplest of them all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/i-was-wondering-aimlessly-too-many-road-were-open-too-many-resolves/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

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## More by Edmond Rostand

> [How obvious it is now--the gift you gave him. All those letters, they were you... All those beautiful powerful words, they were you!.. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/how-obvious-it-is-now-the-gift-you-gave-him-all-those-letters-they/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/to-joke-in-the-face-of-danger-is-the-supreme-politeness-a-delicate/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [After all, what is a kiss? A vow made at closer range, a more precise promise, a confession that contains its own proof, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/after-all-what-is-a-kiss-a-vow-made-at-closer-range-a-more-precise/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [A kiss, when all is told, what is it? An oath taken a little closer, a promise more exact. A wish that longs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/a-kiss-when-all-is-told-what-is-it-an-oath-taken-a-little-closer-a/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [Stay awhile! 'Tis sweet,. . . The rare occasion, when our hearts can speak Our selves unseen, unseeing!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/stay-awhile-tis-sweet-the-rare-occasion-when-our-hearts-can-speak-our/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [“Watching other people making friends, everywhere, as a dog makes friends. I mark the manner of these canine courtesies and think, here comes, thank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/watching-other-people-making-friends-everywhere-as-a-dog-makes/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [“What would you have me do? Seek for the patronage of some great man, And like a creeping vine on a tall tree Crawl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/what-would-you-have-me-do-seek-for-the-patronage-of-some-great-man/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [“...But...to sing, to dream, to smile, to walk, to be alone, be free, with a voice that stirs and an eye that still can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/but-to-sing-to-dream-to-smile-to-walk-to-be-alone-be-free-with-a/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/my-pessimism-goes-to-the-point-of-suspecting-the-sincerity-of-the/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life without a dream?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/the-dream-alone-is-of-interest-what-is-life-without-a-dream/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [“I was wondering aimlessly; too many road were open...too many resolves, too complex, allowed of being taken. I took...by far the simplest of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/i-was-wondering-aimlessly-too-many-road-were-open-too-many-resolves/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [I have a different idea of elegance. I don't dress like a fop, it's true, but my moral grooming is impeccable. I never appear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/i-have-a-different-idea-of-elegance-i-don-t-dress-like-a-fop-it-s/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [“I sing, not to hear the echo repeat, a shade fainter, my song! I think of light and not of glory! Singing is my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/i-sing-not-to-hear-the-echo-repeat-a-shade-fainter-my-song-i-think-of/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/a-large-nose-is-in-fact-the-sign-of-an-affable-man-good-courteous/)

[Edmond Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-rostand/)

> [I am what I am because early in life I decided that I would please at least myself in all things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-rostand/i-am-what-i-am-because-early-in-life-i-decided-that-i-would-please-at/)

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