Best Francoise Sagan Quotes
- Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer because of it that increases. Capacity
- I always believe things are going to work out. Always Believe
- 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.… Amorphous
- Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life. Arc
- You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine. Affair
- Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a sort… Arbitrary
- After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off for you the boundaries of your talent. Boundaries
- For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Certain
- I had a strong desire to write and some free time. Desire
- I dreamt of being a writer once I started to read. I started to write 'Bonjour Tristesse' in bistros around the Sorbonne. I finished it,… Accepted
- Whisky, gambling and Ferraris are better than housework. Better
- I like men to behave like men. I like them strong and childish. Behave
- Nothing brings on jealousy like laughter. Brings
- Love lasts about seven years. That's how long it takes for the cells of the body to totally replace themselves. Body
- I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live. Badly
- Usually I avoided college students, whom I considered brutal, wrapped up in themselves, particularly in their youth, in which they found material for drama or… Avoided
- A Strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed… Almost Ashamed
- For what are we looking for if not to please? I do not know if the desire to attract others comes from a superabundance of… Attract
- He refused categorically all ideas of fidelity or serious commitments. He explained that they were arbitrary and sterile. From anyone else such views would have… All
- I found myself both touched and irritated by the discovery that she was vulnerable. Both
- What you call types of mind are only mental ages. Age
- My love of pleasure seems to be the only consistent side of my character. Is it because I have not read enough? Character
- I did not find him absurd. I saw he was kind, that he was on the verge of real love. I thought it would be… Absurd
- He lifted me up and held me close against him, my head on his shoulder. At that moment I loved him. In the morning light… Close
- The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you in love? What are you reading? Ask