Jules Renard

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. - Journal, read more

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. - Journal, December, 1900.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.