The most difficult thing in the world is to say thinkingly what everybody says without thinking.
Emile ChartierWe must recognize the eloquence of our passions and refuse to be taken in. Instead of saying, 'That false friend always did despise me,' say: 'In my present state of agitation, I can't see clearly, I can't judge clearly; I am only a tragic actor who is declaiming for his own ears.' Then you will see the lights in the theater go out for lack of an audience, and the brilliant sets will be nothing more than painted cardboard.
Emile ChartierThere is a future that makes itself and a future we make. The real future is composed of both.
Emile Chartier