You can kill time or kill yourself, it comes to the same thing in the end. Elsa Triolet More Quotes by Elsa Triolet More Quotes From Elsa Triolet Justice, like vengeance, is not good eaten cold. Elsa Triolet vengeance cold justice I love the melody of an unknown language, the strange food, all the surprises of a strange town, and my own impatience and curiosity ... I love traveling as others love the gaming table; I anticipate a new place as others anticipate the next number to come up. Elsa Triolet curiosity numbers travel Time burns but leaves no ashes. Elsa Triolet ashes Tolerance enlarges the circle of our acquaintances. Elsa Triolet acquaintance tolerance circles To be a prophet it is sufficient to be a pessimist. Elsa Triolet pessimism pessimist prophet Do not be astonished at anything, even happiness. Elsa Triolet There is no happiness for a society ruled by distrust. Elsa Triolet distrust There's no place where one can breathe as freely as on the deck of a ship. Elsa Triolet deck ships breathe