Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostandwas a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is known best for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century. Another of Rostand's works, Les Romanesques, was adapted to the musical comedy, The Fantasticks...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth1 April 1868
CountryFrance
witty men noses
A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.
stars fear flower
My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence.
dream life-changing what-is-life
The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life without a dream?
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A promise more precise; the sealing of Confessions that till then were barely breathed; A rosy dot placed on the i in loving; A secret that's confided to a mouth and not to ears