Georges Simenon Quotes


And Boucard desisted, probably because like everyone else he was deeply impressed by this man who had laid all ghosts, who had lost all shadows, and who stared you in the eyes with cold serenity.


Citations

Simenon, Georges. The Shadow Falls. Translated by Stuart Gilbert, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1945, p. 301.

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Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon
  • Born: February 13, 1903
  • Died: September 4, 1989
  • Nationality: Belgian
  • Profession: Novelist

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.