Raymond Queneau Quote

The classical author who writes his tragedy observing a certain number of known rules is freer than the poet who writes down whatever comes into his head and is slave to other rules of which he knows nothing.


Bâtons, Chiffres et Lettres (1950)


The classical author who writes his tragedy observing a certain number of known rules is freer than the poet who writes down whatever comes into his...

The classical author who writes his tragedy observing a certain number of known rules is freer than the poet who writes down whatever comes into his...

The classical author who writes his tragedy observing a certain number of known rules is freer than the poet who writes down whatever comes into his...

The classical author who writes his tragedy observing a certain number of known rules is freer than the poet who writes down whatever comes into his...