Claude Simon Professions : Novelist Born : October 10, 1913 Died : July 6, 2005 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Claude Simon There is no such thing as a 'real' representation of 'reality.' Except, perhaps, in algebraic formulae. Claude Simon representation real reality Life is not only full of sound and fury. It also has butterflies, flowers, art. Claude Simon butterfly flower art For me, the big chore is always the same: how to begin a sentence, how to continue it, how to complete it. Claude Simon chores sentences bigs In general, I distrust philosophy. Plato recommended chasing poets from the city; the 'great' Heidegger was a Nazi; Lukacs was a communist; and J. P. Sartre wrote: 'Any anti-communist is a dog.' Claude Simon plato dog philosophy To begin with, our perception of the world is deformed, incomplete. Then our memory is selective. Claude Simon perspective perception memories Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
