The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Quotes

Jean-Dominique Bauby : I decided to stop pitying myself. Other than my eye, two things aren't paralyzed, my imagination and my memory.

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Jean-Dominique Bauby : We're all children, we all need approval.

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Jean-Dominique Bauby : A poet once said, "Only a fool laughs when nothing's funny"

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Dr. Lepage : We want you to take it easy for a few days.
Jean-Dominique Bauby : What do you think I'm doing now?

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Céline : Bauby, 43, a renowned journalist, family man and free spirit, was planning a book about female revenge.

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Papinou : Having a mistress is no excuse for leaving the mother of your children; the world has lost its values.

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Roussin : Hold fast to the human inside of you, and you'll survive.

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Jean-Dominique Bauby : My diving bell has dragged you down to the bottom of the sea, with me.

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