Boris Vian's most beautiful quotes
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: She had amber skin, as delicious as marzipan. · What interests me is not the happiness of all men, but the happiness of each one. · We're not here to get told off.. (Updated Jul 29, 2026.)
"I spend most of my time obscuring it", flowers that grow with the sound of snails kissing and "Mr President, I'm writing you a letter": the most quoted lines of Boris Vian, from Froth on the Daydream to his songs, with their source.
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Top 13
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She had amber skin, as delicious as marzipan.
Froth on the Daydream (1947).
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2
What interests me is not the happiness of all men, but the happiness of each one.
Froth on the Daydream (1947).
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3
We're not here to get told off.
Song "On n'est pas là pour se faire engueuler" (1954).
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"I spend most of my time," said Colin, "obscuring it."
Froth on the Daydream (1947).
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He was so kind that you could see his blue and mauve thoughts stirring in the veins of his hands.
Froth on the Daydream (1947).
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You stumbled into a dark corridor that smelled of religion.
Froth on the Daydream (1947).
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We don't stay because we love certain people; we leave because we hate others.
Heartsnatcher (1953).
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8
Lost time is the time during which we are at the mercy of others.
Remark quoted in Boris Vian (2007), p. 27.
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"I accuse my teachers," said Wolf, "of making me believe the world could stand still."
Red Grass (1950).
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Green and blue flowers grew along the pavements, and the sap wound round their thin stems with a soft wet sound, like a kiss between snails.
Froth on the Daydream (1947).
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11
My uncle, a famous handyman, / made atomic bombs / as a hobby.
Song "La Java des bombes atomiques" (1955).
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12
Mr President, / I'm writing you a letter / that you might read / if you have the time.
Song "Le Déserteur" (1954).
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13
What is the point of moving mountains when it is so easy to climb over them?
Remark quoted in Boris Vian (2007), p. 185.
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