Quote by: Jean Giraudoux

When a grown man reaches forty, we change him for an old one. He has completely disappeared. There's only the most superficial resemblance between the two of them. Nothing is handed on from one to the other.


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  • NameJean Giraudoux
  • DescriptionFrench novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright
  • AliasesHippolyte Jean Giraudoux
  • BornOctober 29, 1882
  • DiedJanuary 31, 1944
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Screenwriter; Diplomat; Novelist; Essayist; Writer
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour