Brands Quote by David Nicholls

“Jules stood up and stretched gracelessly. “Let’s hurry up and pay before she”-she indicated Claire with a flick of her thumb-“sees something shiny and…

— Kimberly Derting

Marie Antoinette was funny, I'm sure she was just misinterpreted. You know the 'Let them eat cake' line. She seems like she was kind…

— Colin Quinn

“The places that once knew [Marie Antoinette] now know her forever.”

— Grace Greenwood

“Ladies, bonjour. My name’s Madame Fi-Fi.” Her French accent was thick, and I could hardly understand a word she was saying. “Welcome to the…

— Sophie Wilkinson

“Lightly, caressingly, Marie Antoinette picked up the crown as a gift. She was still too young to know that life never gives anything for…

— Stefan Zweig

“I want to make love to the French Revolution. Or maybe just get some head from Robespierre.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Night came on, the lamps were lighted, the tables near him found occupants, and Paris began to wear that peculiar evening look of hers…

— Henry James

When Louis XIV assumed the reins of government France suddenly and wonderfully came to her maturity; it was as if the whole nation had…

— Lytton Strachey

“Lightly, caressingly, Marie Antoinette picked up the crown as a gift. She was still too young to know that life never gives anything for…

— Anonymous

“We found a table. Nora said: "She's pretty." "If you like them like that." She grinned at me. "You got types?" "Only you, darling…

— Dashiell Hammett

“In their poor imitation of French fashion, they look like pastries in a bakery window at the end of the day, trying a bit…

— Mackenzi Lee

As her life became more unhappy, acting attracted Marie-Antoinette because it fulfilled unmet emotional needs. By all accounts, she was quite good in her…

— Amanda Foreman