Georges Duhamel — French Novelist born on June 30, 1884, died on April 13, 1966

Georges Duhamel was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published Confession de minuit, the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin. In 1935, he was elected as a member of the Académie française... (wikipedia)

I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.
Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it.
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
Let us lose none of their humble words, let us note their slightest gestures, and tell me, tell me that we will think of them together, now and later, when we realise the misery of the times and the magnitude of their sacrifice.
In the beds which the piety of the public has prepared on every side, stricken men await the verdict of fate.