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Dany Laferrière

(1953) Poet

6 quotes in 17 categories

Dany Laferrière is a poet.

Quick Facts About Dany Laferrière

Born: April 13, 1953
Profession: Poet

About Dany Laferrière

[Wikidata] Haitian Canadian novelist, screenwriter and former journalist... | [Wikipedia] Windsor Klébert Laferrière, known as Dany Laferrière is a Haitian-Canadian writer, filmmaker and journalist. He was elected to seat 2 of the Académie française on 12 December 2013, and inducted in May 2015. Born in Haiti, he lives between Montreal and Paris.

Quotes by Dany Laferrière

“People are unhappy when they get something too easily. You have to sweat--that's the only moral they know.”

Dany Laferrière

Happiness

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“Miz Beauty does not speak. You've got to discover her erogenous zones, her favorite subjects of conversation, her sign, all on your…

Dany Laferrière

Communication

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“Le Nègre selon National Geographic”

Dany Laferrière

Humour

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Making love to a Negro isn't frightening; sleeping with him is. Sleep is complete surrender. It's more than nude; it's naked. Anything…

Dany Laferriere

Anything can happen

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“Fucking black was fucking exotic. And America loves to fuck exotic. Put black vengeance and white guilt together in the same bed…

Dany Laferrière

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“Sometimes, solitude is worse than hunger.”

Dany Laferrière

Loneliness

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