quotes by Guillaume Apollinaire

"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."
— Guillaume Apollinaire

"'Come to the edge.' 'We can't. We're afraid.' 'Come to the edge.' 'We can't. We will fall!' 'Come to the edge.' And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew."
— Guillaume Apollinaire

"Sous le pont Mirabeau coule la Seine
Et nos amours
Faut-il qu'il m'en souvienne
La joie venait toujours après la peine
Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure
Les jours s'en vont je demeure"
— Guillaume Apollinaire

"Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure / Les jours s'en vont je demeure."
— Guillaume Apollinaire

"C'était et je voudrais ne pas m'en souvenir c'était au déclin de la beauté..."
— Guillaume Apollinaire (Alcools ; et, Calligrammes)

"Without poets, without artists... everything would fall a part into chaos. There would be no more seasons, no more civilizations, no more thought, no more humanity, no more life even; and impotent darkness would reign forever. Poets and artists together determine the features of their age, and the future meekly conforms to their edit."
— Guillaume Apollinaire (Selected Writings of Guillaume Apollinaire)

"“Come to the edge, he said. We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew.”

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— Guillaume Apollinaire