German civility, which often seems stiff to us, shows an attentive and touching respect for the person that I often prefer to our offhandedness. ADRIENNE MONNIER AttentiveCivilityOffhandednessTouching
I am not sure that Christ would have been very satisfied to foresee that He would be looked upon principally as a redeemer and nailed forever upon the cross by human ignorance. ADRIENNE MONNIER ChristForeseePrincipallyReedmerSatisfied
Abstract art: a construction site for high fashion, for advertising, for furniture. ADRIENNE MONNIER AbstractAdvertisingConstructionFurnitureSite
For the last six or seven years the circus has no longer been in fashion. That is a pity. ADRIENNE MONNIER CircusLastLongerRealYear
It matters less to venerate things than to live with them on terms of good friendship. ADRIENNE MONNIER FriendTermVenerate
Our present-day artists do not transform, they deform. That gives pleasure to nobody. It changes everything, therefore it changes nothing. ADRIENNE MONNIER DeformEstablishNothing
