Jules Renard

Who was Jules Renard?

Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte and Les Histoires Naturelles. Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre and Huit jours à la campagne.

Famous Quotes:

• I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
• The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.
• Words are the small change of thought.
• There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.
• There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.
• A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.
• Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.
• Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.
• Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you.
• Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.