--- title: "4 Paul Fournel Quotes - Famous Poet (Besoin de vélo)" description: "Paul Fournel is a French writer, poet, publisher, and cultural ambassador. Browse 4 Paul Fournel quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-fournel-73914.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Paul Fournel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-fournel-73914.jpg) # Paul Fournel (1947) Poet France **4** quotes in **21** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Paul Fournel is a poet from France, best known for *Besoin de vélo*. ## Quick Facts About Paul Fournel Born May 20, 1947 Nationality France Profession Poet Notable works Besoin de vélo ## About Paul Fournel Paul Fournel is a French writer, poet, publisher, and cultural ambassador. ## Awards & Honors Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Prix Renaudot des lycéens Jules Rimet Prize Q125738585 ## Quotes by Paul Fournel > [In life's orchestra, the bike is the double bass. Hard to forget it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fournel/in-life-s-orchestra-the-bike-is-the-double-bass-hard-to-forget-it/) Paul Fournel [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/paul-fournel-67813_bass_in-life-s-orchestra-the-bike-is-the-doub_6535.jpg) > [You have to look good when you are riding, you have to impress your adversary with your elegance. To look good is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fournel/you-have-to-look-good-when-you-are-riding-you-have-to-impress-your/) Paul Fournel [Adversaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversaries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/paul-fournel-67813_adversaries_you-have-to-look-good-when-you-are-ridin_189949.jpg) > [Oulipo ends where the work begins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fournel/oulipo-ends-where-the-work-begins/) Paul Fournel [Beginning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/paul-fournel-67813_beginning_oulipo-ends-where-the-work-begins-508113_508113.jpg) > [“Oulipo does not “explain” poetry, Ouilpo tries to find constraints for new kinds of poems. Oulipo is not into theory, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fournel/oulipo-does-not-explain-poetry-ouilpo-tries-to-find-constraints-for/) Paul Fournel [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/paul-fournel-67813_oulipo_oulipo-does-not-explain-poetry-ouilpo-tr_1791405.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fournel/#itemlist", "name": "Paul Fournel Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In life's orchestra, the bike is the double bass. 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