„Svet je optimistický výtvor. Dôkaz: všetky vtáky spievajú v stupnici dur.“— Jean GionoO vtákoch, o jedlu, o svete
„Nato, aby charakter určitého človeka odhalil naozaj neobyčajné kvality, musíme mať šťastie môcť pozorovať jeho činnosť počas mnohých rokov.“— Jean GionoO šťastí
„I have always hated crowds. I like deserts, prisons, and monasteries. I have discovered, too, that there are fewer idiots at 3000 meters above sea level than down below.“— Jean GionoAn Italian Journey
„And he told stories about the stars above, about the earth below. He told them to make the night pass, and also because his heart was all reflections in which the soul of the world moved.“— Jean GionoThe Serpent of Stars
„I should like to write about what happens when fictive people encounter and are embellished by real people.“— Jean GionoAn Italian Journey
„Remember, all of man's happiness is in the little valleys. Tiny little ones. Small enough to call from one side to the other.“— Jean GionoBlue Boy
„The Italians are said to be noisy and to gesticulate, but that is a libel dreamed up by the English.“— Jean GionoAn Italian Journey
