Eugene Ionesco Quote

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

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

Eugene Ionesco

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

Eugene Ionesco

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

Eugene Ionesco

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

Eugene Ionesco

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

Eugene Ionesco

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.

Eugene Ionesco
Art

Only words matter. The rest is mere chatter.

Eugene Ionesco

Ideologies divide us, dreams and anguish bring us together.

Eugene Ionesco

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

Eugene Ionesco

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

Eugene Ionesco

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

Eugene Ionesco
Art