Oh words, what crimes are committed in your name! - Eugène Ionesco

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Oh words, what crimes are committed in your name!

Eugène Ionesco

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About Eugène Ionesco

Eugène Ionesco (26 November 1909 – 29 March 1994), born Eugen Ionescu, was a Romanian playwright and dramatist, one of the foremost playwrights of Theatre of the Absurd.

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Native Name: Eugen Ionescu

Alternative Names: Ionesco • Eugen Ionesco • Eugene Ionesco

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But History was against me. History is right, objectively speaking. I'm just a historical dead end. I hope at least that my fate will serve as an example to you all and to posterity.

People, they all have the word goodness on lips a bloody knife between their teeth.

AMÉDÉE: Slavery has been abolished, my love . . .
MADELEINE: I’m not your love . . .
AMÉDÉE: Slaves belong to the past . . .
MADELEINE: Well, I’m a modern slave, then!