A biography for Jeanne Calmenthasn’t been written yet.
“Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life.”
“I didn't like mundane life.”
“In life, people sometimes make rotten deals.”
“Wit doesn't make girls pretty.”
“There are so many good authors; there's no shortage of them.”
“I think I will die laughing.”
“I'd like to go to the Moon.”
“Death doesn't frighten me; now I can think peacefully of ending a long life.”
“Not having children is one less worry. Children are a worry!”
“Every age has its happiness and troubles.”
“He who hugs too much, hugs badly!”
“I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine.”
“I'm interested in everthing but passionate about nothing.”
“I've been forgotten by our Good Lord.”
“Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread.”
“All babies are beautiful.”
“I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky.”
“I never wear mascara; I laugh until I cry too often.”
“I wait for death and journalists.”
“I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit.”