I have never been to the Right, nor have I been a Communist… - Eugène Ionesco

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I have never been to the Right, nor have I been a Communist, because I have experienced, personally, both forms of totalitarianism. It is those who have never lived under tyranny who call me petit bourgeois.

Eugène Ionesco

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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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Les morts sont plus nombreux que les vivants. Leur nombre augemente. Les vivants sont rares.

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Iubiți cititori...fiecare dintre voi are dreptate, numai ceilalți greșesc. Totdeauna. Cu o condiție: nici unul dintre voi să nu-și închipuie că e celalalt. Nu vă încredeți în afirmațiile altora. Repuneți totul în discuție. Fiți voi înșivă. Nu ascultați nici un sfat: cu excepția acestuia.

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