About Quote by Diana Quick

One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France.

— James Cronin

You can cover a great deal of country in books.

— Andrew Lang

The concentration in my book on Marie Antoinette's childhood and on her family influences. It is surprising how some books actually start with her…

— Antonia Fraser

You can cover a great deal of Countries in books.

— Andrew Long

The most important thing Paris gave me was a perspective on Latin America. It taught me the differences between Latin America and Europe and…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I learned French in Tunis, along with Arabic. I also learned French history. I knew the entire history of the kings of France. And…

— Azzedine Alaia

France has always fascinated me. It is a country that boasts of rich culture, heritage and of course, royalty.

— Shakti Mohan

I like learning things from books. Some of my favourites are George MacDonald Fraser's 'Flashman' novels; he researched them meticulously.

— Richard Bacon

I feel very close to French culture and to the French humanism, which occasionally one finds, even in the highest places. And therefore, all…

— Elie Wiesel

Books of exploration have always fascinated me, like somebody going up the Amazon for the first time.

— Ruskin Bond

Under Milk Wood' was given to me when I was quite young, in Sydney. I didn't even know what Wales was, let alone anything…

— Princess Michael of Kent

There weren't too many books featuring other cultures and countries when I was growing up as an immigrant kid here in the States.

— Mitali Perkins