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We are all Victims of Duty.

— Eugène Ionesco Victimes du Devoir [Victims of Duty (1953)

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Perhaps there will be a morning of grace for humanity. Perhaps there will be a morning of grace for me.

The Hermit (1973)

The absence of ideology in a work does not mean an absence of ideas; on the contrary it fertilizes them.

I believe that what separates us all from one another is simply society itself, or, if you like, politics. This is what raises barriers between men, this is what creates misunderstanding.

There are now many invisible people on stage.

Stage directions in The Chairs (1952)

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

Découvertes (1970)

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