“8 April 1891 The obscenity of nostrils and mouths; the ignominious cupidity of smiles and women encountered in the street; the shifty… — Jean Lorrain Army Copy Share Image
Ensor sees with his imagination, but his vision is perfectly accurate, of an almost geometric precision. He is one of the very… — Jean Lorrain Accurate Copy Share Image
“One encounters in the streets, late at night on the evenings of fetes, the most strange and bizarre passers-by. Do these nights… — Jean Lorrain Ancient-romans Copy Share Image
“Masks! I see them everywhere. That dreadful vision of the other night - the deserted town with its masked corpses in every… — Jean Lorrain Corpse Copy Share Image
“To dream! Such dreams certainly make life more worth living... and only dreams can do that for me.” — Jean Lorrain Dream Copy Share Image
“Then Chameroy spoke. 'You always put the blame on opium, but as I see it the case of Freneuse is much more… — Jean Lorrain Decadence Copy Share Image
You see, the strangeness of my case is that now I no longer fear the invisible, I’m terrified by reality. — Jean Lorrain Cases Copy Share Image
The madness of the eyes is the lure of the abyss. Sirens lurk in the dark depths of the pupils as they… — Jean Lorrain Able Copy Share Image
“But this is till the same girl who once lived in the steppes, wild and indomitable. Even when she ceased to play… — Jean Lorrain Cold Copy Share Image
“In France, it is only permissible to admire statues but tropical countries have no such prejudices, and the emergent Oriental in me… — Jean Lorrain Acrobat Copy Share Image
“Look, de Mazel, you've known him for years - hasn't he been known to sleep for forty hours in two days?' 'Forty… — Jean Lorrain Debauchery Copy Share Image
“Astarte has come again, more powerful than before. She possesses me. She lies in wait for me. December 97 My cruelty has… — Jean Lorrain Cruel Copy Share Image
“And then I recalled those mysterious stories about the waxworkers of the middle ages and the public reprobation attached to their trade.… — Jean Lorrain Middle ages Copy Share Image
