Quotes from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Cette histoire est vraie puisque je l'ai inventée.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Le plus clair de mon temps je le passe à l'obscurcir.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Je ne veux pas gagner ma vie, je l'ai.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Ce qui m'interesse, ce n'est pas le bonheur de tous les hommes, c'est celui de chacun.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“- Qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie, vous? – J’apprends des choses, dit Colin. Et j’aime Chloé.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Il était presque toujours de bonne humeur, le reste du temps il dormait.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“- Is it their fault if they think that it’s good to work?

- No, said Colin, it’s not their fault. It’s because they’ve been told : work is sacred, it’s good, it’s nice, it’s what counts before anything, and only those who work have the right to everything. The only thing is, it’s been set up so that they work all the time so they can’t take advantage of it.

- But then they’re stupid, said Chloe.

- Yes, they’re stupid, said Colin. That’s why they agree with those that made them believe that work is the best thing there is. That saves them from thinking and finding a way to progress and to no longer work.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Нали съм ти казвал, че те харесвам и като цяло, и в подробностите.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Je passe le plus clair de mon temps à l'obscurcir parce que la lumière me gêne”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Procrastination is a prelude in a minor key.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Á l’endroit où les fleuves se jettent dans la mer, il se forme une barre difficile á franchir, et de grands remous écumeux où dansent les épaves. Entre la nuit du dehors et la lumière de la lampe, les souvenirs refluaient de l’obscurité, se heurtaient a la clarté et, tantôt immergés, tantôt apparents, montraient leurs ventres blancs et leurs dos argentés.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Той вървеше, забил поглед в обувките си от червеникавокафява кожа, и с учудване забеляза, че едната го води в една посока, а другата - в противоположна. Вглъби се, мислено прекара ъглополовящата на образувания от двете посоки ъгъл и тръгна по нея.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Un petit nuage rose descendait de l'air et s'approchait d'eux.
"J'y vais! proposa-t-il.
-vas-y", dit Colin.
Et le nuage les enveloppa. A l'intérieur, il faisait chaud et ça sentait le sucre à la cannelle.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Той силно ощипа върха на един слънчев лъч,който щеше да докосне окото на Клое. Лъчът лениво се оттегли и се заразхожда по мебелите на стаята.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Mais Colin ne savait pas, il courait, il avait peur, pourquoi ça ne suffit pas de toujours rester ensemble, il faut encore qu’on ait peur, peut-être est-ce un accident, une auto l’a écrasée, elle serait sur son lit, je ne pourrais la voir, ils m’empêcheraient d’entrer, mais vous croyez donc peut-être que j’ai peur de ma Chloé, je la verrai malgré vous, mais non, Colin, n’entre pas. Elle est peut-être blessée, seulement, alors, il n’y aura rien du tout, demain, nous irons ensemble au Bois, pour revoir le banc, j’avais sa main dans la mienne et ses cheveux près des miens, son parfum sur l’oreiller. Je prends toujours son oreiller, nous nous battrons encore le soir, le mien, elle le trouve trop bourré, il reste tout rond sous sa tête, et moi, je le reprends après, il sent l’odeur de ses cheveux.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“I'm not interested in the happiness of all men, but only in the happiness of each.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Estoy desesperado y a la vez soy horriblemente feliz. Resulta muy agradable desear algo hasta ese punto.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Elle voulait que sa vie prit forme maintenant, tout de suite - et cette décision devait être forgée par une force quelconque - d'amour, d'argent, d'un ordre pratique incontestable - qui devait être la, sous sa main.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Casi siempre estaba de buen humor; el resto del tiempo, dormía.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Se chupó el dedo y lo levantó por encima de su cabeza. Lo volvió a bajar casi de inmediato. Le ardía como si lo tuviera en un horno.

—Habrá amor en el aire —concluyó—. Esto está que arde.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“La historia es enteramente verdadera, ya que me la he inventado yo de cabo a rabo.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Les gens perdent leur temps à vivre, alors, il ne leur en reste plus pour travailler.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“A mí lo que me interesa no es la felicidad de todos los hombres, sino la de cada uno de ellos.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“—¿Por qué miran con tanto desdén? —preguntó Chloé—. Al fin y al cabo, trabajar no es para tanto.

—Se les ha inculcado la idea de que trabajar es algo bueno —dijo Colin—. En general, se considera así. Pero, de hecho, no hay nadie que lo piense. Se hace por costumbre y para no pensar en ello precisamente.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Már nem rágta az utóbbi napok nyugtalansága, úgy érezte, narancs alakú a szíve.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Dans la vie, l’essentiel est de porter sur tout des jugements à priori. Il apparaît, en effet, que les masses ont tort, et les individus toujours raison. Il faut se garder d’en déduire des règles de conduite : elles ne doivent pas avoir besoin d’être formulées pour qu’on les suive. Il y a seulement deux choses : c’est l’amour, de toutes les façons, avec des jolies filles, et la musique de la Nouvelle-Orléans ou de Duke Ellington. Le reste devrait disparaître, car le reste est laid, et les quelques pages de démonstration qui suivent tirent toute leur force du fait que l’histoire est entièrement vraie, puisque je l’ai imaginée d’un bout à l’autre. Sa réalisation matérielle proprement dite consiste essentiellement en une projection de la réalité, en atmosphère biaise et chauffée, sur un plan de référence irrégulièrement ondulé et présentant de la distorsion. On le voit, c’est un procédé avouable, s’il en fut.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Надничайки над рамото на Жан-Сол, тя видя на листа заглавието "Енциклопедия", том деветнайсети. Положи свенливо ръка върху неговата. Той престана да пише. - Чак дотук ли сте стигнали? - попита Ализ.
- Да - отвърна Жан-Сол. - Искате да говорите с мен ли?
- Искам да ви помоля да не я издавате - рече тя.
- Трудно ще бъде - каза Жан-Сол. - Хората я очакват.
Той си свали очилата, духна върху стъклата им и пак си ги сложи. Очите му не се съзираха.
- Разбира се - потвърди Ализ. - Всъщност бих желала просто да отложите публикуването.
- О, ако е само това, може нещо да се направи.
- Ще трябва да го отложите с десет години.
- Така ли?
- Да. Десет години или повече, естествено. - Знаете ли, по-добре ще е хората да спестят малко пари, за да могат да си я купят.
- Ще е доста затормозяваща за четене - заяви Жан-Сол Партр. - Аз самият се тормозя, докато я пиша: лявата ми китка се е схванала от непрекъснатото притискане на листа.
- Съчувствам ви - промълви Ализ.
- Задето ми се е схванала китката?
- Не, задето отказвате да отложите издаването.
- Защо?
- Ще ви обясня. Шик харчи всичките си пари, за да закупува вашите произведения и вече е останал без грош.
- По-хубаво да си купува други неща - рече Жан-Сол. - Аз лично никога не купувам книгите си.
- Той харесва вашите творби.
- Това е негово право - заяви Жан-Сол. - Той сам е направил своя избор.
- Мисля, че прекалено се е ангажирал - отвърна Ализ. - Аз също направих своя избор, но съм свободна, понеже той повече не иска да живее с мен, така че ще ви убия, щом не искате да отложите издаването.
- Вие ще ме лишите от средства за съществуване - промълви Жан-Сол. - Как ще ми изплащат авторски права при положение, че бъда мъртъв?
- Ваша си работа - каза Ализ. - Не мога да се съобразявам с всичко. Най-важното за мен е да ви убия.
- Но вие, предполагам, ще се съгласите, че за мен аргументите ви са неприемливи - възрази Жан-Сол.
- Съгласявам се - рече Ализ, отвори чантата си и измъкна оттам сърцеизтръгвача на Шик, който няколко дни по-рано бе взела от чекмеджето на бюрото му.
- Бихте ли си разкопчали яката? - помоли тя.
- Слушайте - каза Жан-Сол, като свали очилата си, - това според мен е идиотщина.
Той разкопча яката си. Ализ събра всичките си сили и с решителен жест заби сърцеизтръгвача в гърдите на Партр. Той се втренчи в нея и започна бързо да умира.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“Те се умълчаха за миг. Една кана използва настъпилата тишина, за да издаде сребрист звук, който отекна о стените”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

“– […] Miért kellene okosnak lennem…
– Általában nem is érdemes, de néha muszáj – mondta Colin.”
― Boris Vian, quote from Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours

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