Facts about Georges Simenon

Occup.Writer
FromBelgium
BornFebruary 13, 1903
DiedSeptember 4, 1989
Aged86 years

Summary

Georges Simenon was a famous Writer from Belgium, who lived between February 13, 1903 and September 4, 1989. He/she became 86 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 10 quotes who is written / told by Georges.

10 Famous quotes by Georges Simenon

Small: The fact that we are I dont know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication
"The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is completely impossible between two of those people, is to me one of the biggest tragic themes in the world"
Small: Of course, I also gave him the ineffable pleasures of pipe smoking. And no children, because when this
"Of course, I also gave him the ineffable pleasures of pipe smoking. And no children, because when this character was created I did not yet have the four children I later had. I must add I also gave him a certain taste for food"
Small: I saw Mussolini tirelessly contemplate a parade of thousands of young men
"I saw Mussolini tirelessly contemplate a parade of thousands of young men"
Small: Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness
"Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness"
Small: It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon. Black mountains rose around it
"It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon. Black mountains rose around it. I arrived from between two of these mountains, I looked at the lake and the moon, and that was it, nothing else happened"
Small: One of them, for example, which will probably haunt me more than any other is the problem of communicat
"One of them, for example, which will probably haunt me more than any other is the problem of communication"
Small: I have always tried to write in a simple way, using down-to-earth and not abstract words
"I have always tried to write in a simple way, using down-to-earth and not abstract words"
Small: The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world
"The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world"
Small: I adore life but I dont fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible
"I adore life but I don't fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible"
Small: Trotsky rises to give me his hand, then sits at his desk, gently allowing his regard to light on my per
"Trotsky rises to give me his hand, then sits at his desk, gently allowing his regard to light on my person"