I don't admire Freud as much as some people do. Imagine Shakespeare being aware of the Oedipal complex when he wrote Hamlet. It would have been a disaster. — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing. — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I… — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
Neither reproaches nor encouragements are able to revive a faith that is waning. — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
Chacun peut e prouver en soi ce double mouvement: de s ir de s'inte grer a' la socie te , besoin de se re… — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
One can't write without having read - you have to read before beginning to write - and universities offer a very good opportunity to… — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
Those who live in a world of human beings can only retrace their steps. — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind,… — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry. — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
Suspicion is one of the morbid reactions by which an organism defends itself and seeks another equilibrium. — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
I don't admire Freud as much as some people do. Imagine Shakespeare being aware of the Oedipal complex when he wrote Hamlet. It would… — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
