Smiles on Washington Square Quotes

“What the hell, it always rains in sad love stories. And in happy ones too. Must be a reason, though perhaps not necessarily metaphysical.”
― Raymond Federman, Smiles on Washington Square

“Because you see darling, darling, there are no false questions. All questions in life are true questions. Answers may be false, but questions cannot be false. Sure,they can be dumb, they can be stupid, but never false.”
― Raymond Federman, Smiles on Washington Square

“Most love stories are nocturnal. That's what makes them so fascinating.”
― Raymond Federman, Smiles on Washington Square

“Moinous reaches for Sucette's hand and squeezes it. Oh but I do love you, I do, I swear, in spite of them. However, for the first time in his life Moinous understands what quicksand love is.”
― Raymond Federman, Smiles on Washington Square

“To commit the act of felo-de-se is a form of delusion. You see, my love, to leave one's life unfinished implies the possibility of success. What is left unlived may contain the potential truth one always seeks. Those who kill themselves do so with the conviction that they would have reached that truth eventually had they lived to the proper end. They die in the illusion of hope which in a way keeps the rest of us alive. Reason, therefore, for not committing suicide.”
― Raymond Federman, Smiles on Washington Square