Janvier Chouteu-Chando > Quotes

“Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their personal feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they have weaved. And in a curious way, without them really knowing it, writers are the sum total of the characters they created in their heads or in their writings. Yes, My Dear Tania; writers are capable of reflecting their characters, even though most of them are determined to be just like your ordinary guy next door.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Love and hate when stretched to their extremes blind reasoning.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Triple Agent, Double Cross

“Kindness is a source of relief to the soul of the giver, creating a sense of fortitude that is incomprehensible to those who do not know what kindness is all about.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“Only a fool would find happiness from an achievement that is detrimental to those he loves.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“We need the wisdom to accept the fact that this world abounds with issues we cannot solve; and we need to part ways with those people, ideas and things that are a vexation to the soul.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“There are people who bring joy to our lives, but who fail to make us happy. They are the people for the moment. Never rely on their love because it is not sustainable. Their love is alike a comet that illuminates the sky, but then fades away because it lacks the sustainable energy of the sun.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“...The world gets blessed every now and then with unique souls who though burdened by their invisible crosses, still have the extraordinary strength to forge ahead in life and give others a helping hand at the same time. Despite their tribulations, most of us think they are fine. Even when the weight of their crosses become unbearable, even when they proceed in a breathless manner, we still have a hard time understanding that they are drowning. In fact, we even condemn them for failing to sacrifice more...”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Disciples of Fortune

“The narrow-minded find it convenient to create stereotypes, and then try to fit everybody, everything and every situation into those stereotypes.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“A yesterday missed can never be found even in a fine tomorrow.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Flash of the Sun

“When somebody you love dies, a phase of life’s innocence dies with that person, and a part of you dies as well.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Avoid people who hurt from an impulse. I mean people who have this tendency to relish their capacity to hurt the good souls of this world, and who after hurting, wake up the next day without a trace of despondent brooding, and then move on with life never thinking that they should show some remorse or try to repent.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“Never allow yourself to be sapped of your extraordinary energy that is the necessary ingredient for creating something new and progressive.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“What is the purpose of achieving your dream if the people you had dreamed your achievements for are no longer there to reap the benefits?”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Triple Agent, Double Cross

“... People who are the spices of this world are the natural souls with instincts and impulses that have not been pruned by evolution and civilization.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“A writer needs a partner who can act as fuel to his artistic mind, yet has the great ability to sober him up and help him be in sync with the non-artistic part of his soul.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Most of the truly kind people of this world show some measure of discomfort when offered kindness. Their gratitude stems not only from their understanding of the depth of the force of kindness, but also from their conviction that kindness should not be taken for granted.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“Writers are the most tormented of all the different categories of artists that are out there in the world.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Singers, actors or artists who touch on sorrow are trying to give comfort to aggrieved souls by giving some meaning to their sorrows.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“A grandmother’s love is selfless all the way to the bones.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Me Before Them

“It was one thing to be fooled, and another thing to be taken for a fool all the time.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Triple Agent, Double Cross

“We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“Writers understand the world better, but they lack the strength to change it. Perhaps that is so because they understand their limitations more than others.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“It is not something we often find out; but most of the specially-gifted have a deep desire to be ordinary.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Flash of the Sun

“...the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Fire and Ice Legend

“…the truest feeling of happiness is the security that comes with being loved.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, The Girl on the Trail

“When faced with difficulties, a humble, understanding, appreciative and selfless person finds it easy to win a friend. On the other hand, a temperamental, egoistic, condensing, self-absorbed, self-conceited and narrow-minded person who lacks the basic sense of humility easily loses friends when in distress.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Me Before Them

“Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Disciples of Fortune

“Societies and people that come close to being happy are those that do well in narrowing the disparity between their desires and their needs, especially the material things of life.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Male writers who never find the stabilizing force of an understanding woman in their lives usually end up as the jaded figures of their days, the types who give much artistic expression to the world, but who are lonely in their overcrowded worlds of love.”
― Janvier Chouteu-Chando