"The Italians are said to be noisy and……" — Jean Giono
"The Italians are said to be noisy and to gesticulate, but that is a libel dreamed up by the English."
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9 Quotes by Jean Giono
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Spring sprang suddenly onto the land.
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When I reflect that one man, armed only with his own physical and moral resources, was able to cause this…
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I should like to write about what happens when fictive people encounter and are embellished by real people.
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I have always hated crowds. I like deserts, prisons, and monasteries. I have discovered, too, that there are fewer idiots…
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Remember, all of man's happiness is in the little valleys. Tiny little ones. Small enough to call from one side…
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From the time we began to build houses and cities, since we invented the wheel, we have not advanced one…
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For a human character to reveal truly exceptional qualities, one must have the good fortune to be able to observe…
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There are also times in life when a person has to rush off in pursuit of hopefulness.
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