I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of my interaction with the French language, which… — Tahar Ben Jelloun Copy Share Image
In English, you can find writers with a wonderful sense of humor, like Oscar Wilde. But in the French language, this is… — Jesus Franco Copy Share Image
To achieve the very pinnacle of good taste, the neoclassicists wrote their plays entirely in alexandrine verse, a rarefied meter that is… — Florence King Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Scamler,’ she said, ‘do you study French, ma'am?’ ‘I do, indeed,’ I said; ‘two hours a day.’ ‘Then, ma’am,’ she says,… — John Davidson Copy Share Image
“The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too, common yet royal, vulgar yet processional, sacred yet profane. Each… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity,… — Lytton Strachey Copy Share Image
A French politician once wrote that it was a peculiarity of the French language that in it words occur in the order… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
“Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables was required reading in Korean schools, as was Alphonse Daudet’s short story, “La Dernière Classe,” for both my… — Euny Hong Copy Share Image
“Remembering the careful way the cooks she'd met chose their ingredients--- the snails at L'Ami Louis, Taeb's saffron, Baldwin's asparagus--- Stella thought… — Ruth Reichl Copy Share Image
I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
I've always been so intrigued by French language and how it completely changes you, because of cultural context, because of humor. — Freya Mavor Copy Share Image
