Jean Giraudoux Quotes


Men don't deceive their wives unless they love them. When they love them most, they deceive them. It's a form of fidelity, their deceit.


Citations

Giraudoux, Jean. Amphitryon 38. Translated by S. N. Behrman, Random House, 1938, p. 55.

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Jean Giraudoux
Jean Giraudoux
  • Born: October 29, 1882
  • Died: January 31, 1944
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Dramatist

Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His work is noted for its stylistic elegance and poetic fantasy. Giraudoux's dominant theme is the relationship between man and woman—or in some cases, between man and some unattainable ideal.