“You will do well to take advantage of Madame's short residence to get up your French a little... You will be glad… — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Copy Share Image
“An old walrus-faced waiter attended to me; he had the knack of pouring the coffee and the hot milk from two jugs,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
There are certain sorts of jokes which have only to do with the substitution of the unexpected word in a familiar context.… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
“Je me rends parfaitement compte du desagreable effet que produit sur la majorite de l'humanité, tout ce qui se rapporte, même au… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from… — Harry Johnston Copy Share Image
“Tous mes anciens amours vont me revenir.' - All my old loves will be returned to me” — Carolyn Turgeon Copy Share Image
The difference between the extras here and in France is the French extras read books. Actually, they hide the book and pretend… — Berenice Bejo Copy Share Image
The French no longer respect their language, because they no longer love themselves, and, no longer loving themselves, they no longer love… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“Il ne faut pas me dire deux fois les choses ; il ne faut pas me les dire deux fois.” — Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Copy Share Image
There's the soundtrack to The French Connection II'I think It's my favorite soundtrack. It hasn't been released. I actually had to go… — Jonny Greenwood Copy Share Image
We Americans are mildly interested, of course, in reading about the discovery of radium by Madame Curie, but what we really yearn… — Frank Crowninshield Copy Share Image
I loved American universities. In many ways, they are better organized - certainly than French universities. — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
I always eat mac and cheese. That's what I'm known for, just very simple food: sandwiches, French fries, very unhealthy, but yeah… — Bethany Mota Copy Share Image
France loves American cinema because when an American remake is successful, it makes us money to produce more French films. — Clotilde Hesme Copy Share Image
“I love the French edition with its uncut pages. I would not want a reader too lazy to use a knife on… — Lawrence Durrell Copy Share Image
Well, let's say we acknowledged the School of French Painting - the Paris School of painting as the leading force and vitality… — Lee Krasner Copy Share Image
“The beam of light flashed across her own face and she thought, Yes, me, Khady Demba, still happy to utter her name… — Marie NDiaye Copy Share Image
Although I feel very French, a part of my heart is in the States. When my brother and I arrived, we didn't… — Delphine Arnault Copy Share Image
“My favorite of all was still the place on Vermont, the French cafe, La Lyonnaise, that had given me the best onion… — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
People say 'Why would you learn Dutch? Nobody speaks it. Why not French?' Even the Dutch say that to me! I say… — Anthony Geary Copy Share Image
The funny thing in France is that writers are not allowed to retire, because the French government say you are still earning… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
