Centre for Romanian Studies

Romanian Dictionary of Quotations, Selected & Translated by Constantin ROMAN: Letter ‘I’

Lauren Bacall, (1924-2014), Movie Star (Lauren’s mother was born in Romania and migrated to New York with her parents)

Imagination:
“Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly.”
(Lauren BACALL (1924-2014), “By Myself”, Jonathan Cape, London, 1979)

Isidore_ISOU (1925-2007)

Impulses:
“All impulse escapes stereotyping.”
(Isidore ISOU (1925-2007), Amos (1953), Writer, Founder of Lettrism)

Emile CIORAN (1911-1995)

  Indifference:
“Let man lose his faculty of indifference: he will become a virtual assassin. Let him now make God out of a transformed idea – the consequences are incalculable. ”
(Emil CIORAN (1911-1995), Philosopher, Writer: “Précis de decomposition”)

Isidore ISOU (1925-2007)

Intimate:
“An intimate experience maintains curious specifics”.
(Isidore ISOU, (1925-2007): “Amos” (1953), Writer, Founder of Lettrism)

Elizabeth Asquith, Princess Antoine Bibesco (1897-1945)

Irony:
“Irony is the hygiene of the mind.”
(Elisabeth ASQUITH (1897-1945), Essayist, Poet)