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Henri Barbusse on Women

1873–1935 France

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One after another, sundry women have occupied my life.

Light (1919)

That society is badly arranged which forces nearly all women to be servants.

Light (1919)

The woman from the depths of her rags, a waif, a martyr — smiled. She must have a divine heart to be so tired and yet smile.

The Inferno (1917)

It is not a woman I want — it is all women. And I seek for them in those around me, one by one...

The Inferno (1917)

She is one with me. Love — it comes back to me. Love is an unhappy man and unhappy woman.
I awake — uttering the feeble cry of the babe new-born.

Light (1919)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henri Barbusse (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.