--- title: "9 French Words Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 French Words quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best French Words sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/ollie-watkins-9931_camera_i-don-t-think-i-can-repeat-any-of-the-fr_3036439.jpg" --- > [I don't think I can repeat any of the French words I know on camera, to be honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ollie-watkins/i-don-t-think-i-can-repeat-any-of-the-french-words-i-know-on-camera/) [Ollie Watkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ollie-watkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/ollie-watkins-9931_camera_i-don-t-think-i-can-repeat-any-of-the-fr_3036439.jpg) > [“Being a Canadian is confusing because you sound like an American, write like a Brit and throw in just enough French words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phonecallfromgod/being-a-canadian-is-confusing-because-you-sound-like-an-american/) [Phonecallfromgod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phonecallfromgod/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/phonecallfromgod-269798_canadian_being-a-canadian-is-confusing-because-yo_316783.jpg) > [I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lydia-davis/i-never-dream-in-french-but-certain-french-words-seem-better-or-more/) [Lydia Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lydia-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/lydia-davis-3244_certain_i-never-dream-in-french-but-certain-fren_1727153.png) > [“Speciàl" is one of those elusive French words that means something (or someone is...peculiar. The use of it is one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lebovitz/speci-l-is-one-of-those-elusive-french-words-that-means-something-or/) [David Lebovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lebovitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73d/david-lebovitz-45906_france_speci-l-is-one-of-those-elusive-french-w_549876.jpg) > [I suppose there is something appealing about a word that everyone uses with absolute confidence but on whose exact meaning no two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chabon/i-suppose-there-is-something-appealing-about-a-word-that-everyone/) [Michael Chabon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chabon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/michael-chabon-627_absolutes_i-suppose-there-is-something-appealing-a_1004207.png) > [I know only one person who ever crossed the ocean without feeling it, either spiritually or physically… he went from Oklahoma to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mfk-fisher/i-know-only-one-person-who-ever-crossed-the-ocean-without-feeling-it/) [MFK Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mfk-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/mfk-fisher-90937_different-ways_i-know-only-one-person-who-ever-crossed_2289857.jpg) > [“You are everything that’s ever been my favorite thing,” she wanted to tell him. “You are my love song, my birthday cake,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-kleypas/you-are-everything-that-s-ever-been-my-favorite-thing-she-wanted-to/) [Lisa Kleypas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-kleypas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/lisa-kleypas-111_birthday-cake_you-are-everything-that-s-ever-been-my-f_222735.png) > [“The irony of acquiring a foreign tongue is that I have amassed just enough cheap, serviceable words to fuel my desires and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monique-truong/the-irony-of-acquiring-a-foreign-tongue-is-that-i-have-amassed-just/) [Monique Truong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monique-truong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/monique-truong-15906_asian-american_the-irony-of-acquiring-a-foreign-tongue_231726.png) > [“Listen to me, Monsieur Chaucer screwing La Princesse de Cléves . I hope he tears you to pieces and exposes you for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-aciman/listen-to-me-monsieur-chaucer-screwing-la-princesse-de-cl-ves-i-hope/) [André Aciman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-aciman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/andre-aciman-459_curse_listen-to-me-monsieur-chaucer-screwing-l_2504664.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/french-words/#itemlist", "name": "French Words Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think I can repeat any of the French words I know on camera, to be honest.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ollie Watkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ollie-watkins/i-don-t-think-i-can-repeat-any-of-the-french-words-i-know-on-camera/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/ollie-watkins-9931_camera_i-don-t-think-i-can-repeat-any-of-the-fr_3036439.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/ollie-watkins-9931_camera_i-don-t-think-i-can-repeat-any-of-the-fr_3036439.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/ollie-watkins-9931_camera_i-don-t-think-i-can-repeat-any-of-the-fr_3036439.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think I can repeat any of the French words I know on camera, to be honest.” — Ollie Watkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Being a Canadian is confusing because you sound like an American, write like a Brit and throw in just enough French words to freak everyone out.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Phonecallfromgod" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phonecallfromgod/being-a-canadian-is-confusing-because-you-sound-like-an-american/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/phonecallfromgod-269798_canadian_being-a-canadian-is-confusing-because-yo_316783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/phonecallfromgod-269798_canadian_being-a-canadian-is-confusing-because-yo_316783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/phonecallfromgod-269798_canadian_being-a-canadian-is-confusing-because-yo_316783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Being a Canadian is confusing because you sound like an American, write like a Brit and throw in just enough…” — Phonecallfromgod", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lydia Davis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lydia-davis/i-never-dream-in-french-but-certain-french-words-seem-better-or-more/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/lydia-davis-3244_certain_i-never-dream-in-french-but-certain-fren_1727153.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/lydia-davis-3244_certain_i-never-dream-in-french-but-certain-fren_1727153.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/lydia-davis-3244_certain_i-never-dream-in-french-but-certain-fren_1727153.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois…” — Lydia Davis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Speciàl\" is one of those elusive French words that means something (or someone is...peculiar. 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He remembers several places I remember too, and several French words, but he says firmly, We must of wentdifferent ways. I don't rightly recollect no water, ever.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "MFK Fisher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mfk-fisher/i-know-only-one-person-who-ever-crossed-the-ocean-without-feeling-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/mfk-fisher-90937_different-ways_i-know-only-one-person-who-ever-crossed_2289857.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/mfk-fisher-90937_different-ways_i-know-only-one-person-who-ever-crossed_2289857.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/mfk-fisher-90937_different-ways_i-know-only-one-person-who-ever-crossed_2289857.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know only one person who ever crossed the ocean without feeling it, either spiritually or physically… he…” — MFK Fisher", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You are everything that’s ever been my favorite thing,” she wanted to tell him. “You are my love song, my birthday cake, the sound of ocean waves and French words and a baby’s laugh. 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It is true, though, that there are some French words that I have picked up quickly, in fact, words that I cannot remember not knowing. As if I had been born with them in my mouth, as if they were seeds of a sour fruit that someone else ate and then ungraciously stuffed its remains into my mouth. ”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Monique Truong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monique-truong/the-irony-of-acquiring-a-foreign-tongue-is-that-i-have-amassed-just/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/monique-truong-15906_asian-american_the-irony-of-acquiring-a-foreign-tongue_231726.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/monique-truong-15906_asian-american_the-irony-of-acquiring-a-foreign-tongue_231726.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/monique-truong-15906_asian-american_the-irony-of-acquiring-a-foreign-tongue_231726.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The irony of acquiring a foreign tongue is that I have amassed just enough cheap, serviceable words to fuel…” — Monique Truong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Listen to me, Monsieur Chaucer screwing La Princesse de Cléves . I hope he tears you to pieces and exposes you for the shallow, bungling petit con you've always been, even, and especially, in bed. I curse you and your children if they're unlucky enough to have you as a father. A curse on you — did you hear me? — a curse!\" And out came a string of words in Farsi, tears, yelps, followed by an endless series of French words sobbed out of her lungs, as though she were talking not to me, not to her lover, but to her mother, pleading first, then cursing again, then apologizing for cursing, and cursing all over again. \"I curse you.\" As in some of her most passionate moments, she had turned to Old World-speak, and if my heart was racing as she kept heaping curses upon me and on the children of my children, it was because I too, like her, came from a world where curses, like blessings, like pledges, like all protestations of enduring love are, even when you don't mean a word you're saying, binding legal tender, the currency of the soul, because once spoken, they cannot be taken back, dispelled, or parleyed with; they will hunt you down, find you, and carry out their sentence.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "André Aciman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-aciman/listen-to-me-monsieur-chaucer-screwing-la-princesse-de-cl-ves-i-hope/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/andre-aciman-459_curse_listen-to-me-monsieur-chaucer-screwing-l_2504664.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/andre-aciman-459_curse_listen-to-me-monsieur-chaucer-screwing-l_2504664.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/andre-aciman-459_curse_listen-to-me-monsieur-chaucer-screwing-l_2504664.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Listen to me, Monsieur Chaucer screwing La Princesse de Cléves . 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