Eugene Ionesco Quotes

The freedom of fantasy is not an escape to unreality; it is creation and daring.

The fact of being inhabited by an incomprehensible nostalgia would ultimately be an indication that there is something beyond.

Thinking against the current of time is heroic; saying it, madness.

Describe a circle, then caress it and it will become a vicious circle.

No one owns the crowd even if they believe they have it dominated.

An idea is true when it has not yet been imposed.

If it is absolutely necessary for art or theater to serve a purpose, it will be to teach people that there are activities that serve no purpose and that it is essential for them to exist.

Only words matter. The rest is mere chatter.

Ideologies divide us, dreams and anguish bring us together.

I will never waste my dreams by staying asleep. Never again.

Oh, words, how many crimes are committed in your name!

Art is useless, but man is incapable of doing without the useless.