“The sole of the foot is sacred for the Grass people. It's called the "sole of the foot" because it's the sole (or only) body part that enjoys the constant relationship with the surface of plants.” — Timothee de Fombelle Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it was because of his wife that Pippo the farmer dreamt of becoming a sailor. There are certain people on this earth who… — Timothée de Fombelle Copy Share Image
“I had set off, going straight ahead, to escape a broken heart. I had been walking for three hours, wherever the forest took me.” — Timothée de Fombelle Copy Share Image
“In an ideal world, we might have dreamed of a benevolent hand intervening so that one of them tarried a little longer while the… — Timothée de Fombelle Copy Share Image
“[Toby] reflected that being cruel sometimes makes you rich and powerful, but it always makes you ugly.” — Timothée de Fombelle Copy Share Image
He was raised by three nurses: freedom, solitude and Mademoiselle. Together, the three of them provided him with an education. From them, he learned… — Timothee de Fombelle Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it would be better if your whole life had the same transparency as in its final moments.” — Timothée de Fombelle Copy Share Image
“Little tree filled his lungs with the white airness of the night, as if he were going to fly. The living voice of his… — Timothee de Fombelle Copy Share Image
“For Ethel, it was exactly as if one of the twisted beech trees behind the castle had knocked at her door one morning to… — Timothée de Fombelle Copy Share Image
“He was frightened for his country. Slowly and tragically it was drifting in the wrong direction. Something had to be done. Tiny gestures. Barely… — Timothée de Fombelle Copy Share Image
Who could have predicted what would happen in the time it takes to boil an egg? — Timothee de Fombelle Copy Share Image
There are some closed doors we’re so frightened of opening that we don’t see them any more. We’ve pushed furniture in front of them;… — Timothee de Fombelle Copy Share Image
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