Georges Bernanos — People

A broken white porcelain mask exposes its hollow interior, with small fragments scattered beside it. — Original artwork

Appearances are nothing…. And first of all they should not be feared, they are only dangerous to the weak.

Georges Bernanos

First of all, be what you are.

Georges Bernanos

Hell is not to love anymore.

Georges Bernanos

Painterly cream and blue ropes tied together in a loose knot against slate blue with golden specks. — Original artwork

I have just discovered something I have always known: we can no more escape from one another than we can escape from God.

Georges Bernanos

Only the present counts.

Georges Bernanos

A white theatrical mask rests beside an upright wooden peg in a shaft of golden light against dark blue. — Original artwork

There is nothing that God hates so much as a liar.

Georges Bernanos

A weathered hand mirror wrapped in red wool lies with a loose strand curling upward. — Original artwork

There’s no hatred that can ever be satisfied either in this world or the next, and the hatred that one has for oneself is probably the one for which there is no forgiveness.

Georges Bernanos

They are always talking about the fire of hell, but no one has ever seen it, my friends. For hell is cold.

Georges Bernanos