Elle > Quotes

“All names have been omitted to prevent undeserved infamy...”
― Elle, The Fall: An Autobiography of an Alter Ego

“Privilege, always the mark of elitism, is the restriction to a few (either on a financial, a racist or a sexist basis) of what a truly democratic milieu would extend to everyone. Thus wherever a privilege is a legitimate act of respect and consideration, what's required isn't the denial of it to those who already have it but the extension of it to all those who don't. (At this point, it should also be noted, it ceases to be a privilege and becomes what it should be : a human right.)”
― Elle

“The cynic and the realist both see people and things for how they are, but the cynic still expects them to conform to an idea of how they should be and is embittered because they don't. (Of course, the person who continually believes the worst of people -- especially when this is in no way justified -- is quite another species than mere cynic [who at least was expecting people to be better than they are] : no, one must search the clinical lexicon for the most suitable designation for this malignant type of person.)”
― Elle

“I think I agree with a lot of what Rilke said, especially. I, too, would rather be a laurel than human.”
― elle

“I’m getting farther and farther from the shoreline
I’m lost in something
more sad than nostalgia —
forgetting

from “121,” Elleguyence. January 19, 2020”
― Elle