Creative Quotations from Edmond Rostand (1868-1918)

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Edmond Rostand
(1868-1918) born on Apr 01

French dramatist. His plays provided a final, very belated example of Romantic drama in France; wrote "Cyrano de Bergerac."

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My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.

A kiss, when all is said, what is it? A rosy dot placed on the "I" in loving; Tis a secret told to the mouth instead of to the ear.

The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life, without a dream?

A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.

"I recoil, overcome with the glory of my rosy hue and the knowledge that I, a mere cock, have made the sun rise."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994.
R:	In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997.
A:	"La Princesse Lointaine."
N:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
K:	Chanticler, in "The Chanticler," act 2, sc. 3.