Life is filigree work. . . . What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.
Source: F?erie pour une Autre Fois (1952). Quoted in: Patrick McCarthy, C?line, ch. 8 (1975).
-- Louis-Ferdinand Celine, (May 27 1894-1961), French writer, physician; He travelled extensively on medical missions for the League of Nations, and wrote novels in his spare time.