Jean Genet

Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing of ecstasy at all.

(From his memoir, Prisoner of Love, which was published shortly after his death in 1986.  Genet was a petty thief and a vagabond who was dishonorably discharged from the French Foreign Legion after being caught committing a homosexual act.  He was threatened with a life sentence after his 10th criminal conviction in 1949, but several prominent authors and artists who were impressed by some of his early writings successfully petitioned the French president to set aside the sentence.  It's Friday, so you're probably expecting the usual "Rap Friday" quote.  But it's also the 13th of the month -- yes, it's Friday the 13th -- which makes it the perfect day to institute "French-day the 13th."  Until further notice, each 2 or 3 lines a day post that appears on the 13th of the month will have a French theme.)

Jean Genet