Bastille Quotes
- What is this much repeated phrase 'active citizen' supposed to mean? The active citizens are the ones who took the Bastille. — Camille Desmoulins
- He is careful to deny responsibility for September, but he does not, you notice, condemn the killings. He also refrains from killing words, sparing Roland… — Hilary Mantel
- The short interregnum of civil society built on the ruins of the Bastille came to its end with the establishment of the Jews as the… — Israel Shamir
- I didn't know about the rest of the class, but when Bastille Day eventually rolled around, I planned to stay home and clean my oven. — David Sedaris
- Yes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it's inconvenient for you. — Brandon Sanderson
- I would be in my cabana at the Hotel de Cat, and there he would be. Amid all the fireworks on Bastille Day, all I… — Blair Waldorf