Boris Vian Professions : Writer Born : March 10, 1920 Died : June 23, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Boris Vian There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly. Boris Vian music beautiful love Faith can move mountains but let them happily fall down on the heads of other people. What's the point in moving mountains when it's so simple to climb over them? Boris Vian simple fall moving Les masses ont tort et les individus toujours raison. The masses are wrong; individuals are always right. Boris Vian torts individual mass Chansons possibles ou impossibles Boris Vian Mais enfin, bande de critiques, les livres que vous ne comprenez pas ne vaudraient-ils pas au moins que vous les signaliez? For heaven's sake, gang of critics, don't the books which you do not understand at least deserve recognition? Boris Vian sake heaven book Rien n'est plus parfait, plus acheve qu'un cadavre. Nothing is more perfect, more complete than a corpse. Boris Vian corpses plus perfect One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans. Boris Vian musical fans inspiration Les femmes et les hommes ne vivent pas sur le me" me plan. Women and men do not live according to the same design. Boris Vian femme design men Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks. Boris Vian courses play fun The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced with black elements. Boris Vian elements black white I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think. Boris Vian trumpets bits thinking The three great moments of my life had to be the concerts of Ellington in 1938, Dizzy in '48, and Ella in '52. Boris Vian my-life great moments life Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
