Boris Vian

“...el terreno de lo posible es muy amplio cuando no hay temor a que la luz se encienda.”

— Boris Vian

Mais enfin, bande de critiques, les livres que vous ne comprenez pas ne vaudraient-ils pas au moins que vous les signaliez? For…

— Boris Vian

Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks.

— Boris Vian

“- Is it their fault if they think that it’s good to work? - No, said Colin, it’s not their fault. It’s…

— Boris Vian

The three great moments of my life had to be the concerts of Ellington in 1938, Dizzy in '48, and Ella in '52.

— Boris Vian

Les femmes et les hommes ne vivent pas sur le me" me plan. Women and men do not live according to the…

— Boris Vian

I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think.

— Boris Vian

“Nobody knew me at Buckton. Clem had chosen the town because of that; and besides, even if I had wimp out, there…

— Boris Vian

Faith can move mountains but let them happily fall down on the heads of other people. What's the point in moving mountains…

— Boris Vian

“People don’t change. Things do.”

— Boris Vian

“– Maga is olyan, mint a többi! – mondta. – Azt hiszi, hogy a nőknek szépnek kell lenniük…”

— Boris Vian

“On ne reste pas parce qu'on aime certaines personnes; on s'en va parce qu'on en déteste d'autres. Il n'y a que le…

— Boris Vian

Les masses ont tort et les individus toujours raison. The masses are wrong; individuals are always right.

— Boris Vian

There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington.…

— Boris Vian

Rien n'est plus parfait, plus acheve qu'un cadavre. Nothing is more perfect, more complete than a corpse.

— Boris Vian

One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate…

— Boris Vian

Chansons possibles ou impossibles

— Boris Vian

“La historia es enteramente verdadera, ya que me la he inventado yo de cabo a rabo.”

— Boris Vian

“A mí lo que me interesa no es la felicidad de todos los hombres, sino la de cada uno de ellos.”

— Boris Vian

“Procrastination is a prelude in a minor key.”

— Boris Vian

“Humor is the politeness of despair.”

— Boris Vian

The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced…

— Boris Vian

“—¿Tienes esperanzas? —preguntó Lazuli. —Como no las tenía desde hacía muchísimo tiempo —dijo Wolf—. Pero no me inspira mucha confianza. Ocurrirá como…

— Boris Vian