It was the first time I saw the look on the.... : Quote by Jean Genet

“ It was the first time I saw the look on the face of the people I robbed: it was ugly. I was the cause of such ugliness, and the only thing that made me feel was a cruel pleasure which, I thought, was bound to transfigure my own face, to make me resplendent. I was then 23 years old. From that moment on, I felt capable of advancing in cruelty. ”

Jean Genet
  • From : The Thief's Journal
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