Jacques Prévert Quotes

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When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today.

Jacques Prévert

Our father who art in heaven
Stay there
And we will stay here on earth
Which is sometimes so pretty

Jacques Prévert

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.

Jacques Prévert

I am what I am
I was made this way
When I want to laugh
Yes I shriek with laughter
I love those who love me
It's my fault
If they're not the same
That I love everytime
I am what I am
I was made this way
What more do you want
What do you want from me

Jacques Prévert

It's terrible
the faint sound of a hard boiled egg firmly cracked on a tin counter
it's terrible this faint sound
when it stirs the memory of a starving man

Jacques Prévert

An orange on the table
Your robe on the carpet
And you in my bed
Sweet present of the present
Coolness of the night
Warmth of my life.

Jacques Prévert

Man
You beheld the saddest and dreariest of all the flowers of the earth
And as with other flowers you gave it a name
You called it Thought.

Jacques Prévert

Jacques Prévert

Jacques Prévert

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Born: February 4, 1900

Died: April 11, 1977 (aged 77)

Bio: Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis.

Known for:

Paroles (1946)
Fatras (1966)
How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird (1971)
Le Chat et l'Oiseau
Poesie d' Amore e Liberta

Jacques Prévert on Wikipedia

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