"Le public? Il n'y voit que du feu, et croyant que tu joues, ignorant que tu es l'incendiaire, il applaudit l'incendie. (...)
Le sol te fera trébucher."
Jean Genet
NOTE & TRADUCTION: in 1957, Jean Genet wrote his poetic essay "Pour un funambule" ("For a Tightrope Walker"). Here, I joined two quotes from the text: "The public? They only see fire, and thinking you're playing, ignoring you're the incendiary , applauded the fire. (...) The ground will make you stumble.".
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