Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true. Life is amorphous, literature is formal. — Francoise Sagan Copy Share Image
It is healthier to see the good points of others than to analyze our own bad ones. — Francoise Sagan Copy Share Image
“Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer from it that increases.” — Francoise Sagan Copy Share Image
Writing is just having a sheet of paper, a pen and not a shadow of an idea of what you are going to say. — Francoise Sagan Copy Share Image
“Nicole had put on weight. This is the effect which, in three cases out of four, unhappiness has upon women. The process of eating… — Françoise Sagan Copy Share Image
“We always want someone we've treated badly to be gay. It's less upsetting.” — Françoise Sagan Copy Share Image
A love affair based on jealousy is doomed from the start ... It is certanly a sign of love, but it's a sign that… — Francoise Sagan Copy Share Image
“There is a certain kind of stupidity reserved for women's dealings with men.” — Françoise Sagan Copy Share Image
Life has confirmed for me the thoughts and impressions I had when I was 18, as if it was all intuition. — Francoise Sagan Copy Share Image
It would be bad form for me to describe people I don't know and don't understand. — Francoise Sagan Copy Share Image
