French revolution Quote by Gerry Bowler

When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a real cake. I'd had…

— Julia Child

Nothing could be more French than pastry.

— Rachel Khoo

“Here is everything I know about France: Madeline and Amelie and Moulin Rouge. The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, although I have…

— Stephanie Perkins

The pomp, power, and military bombast of 'La Marseillaise' draws me into the history of France and my own. The surname I was born…

— Engelbert Humperdinck

“With a quick thank-you, I focused my attention on the pastry he brought. The flavors melted in my mouth- warm chocolate and melted butter…

— Melanie Dobson

“The lives of thousands of young Frenchmen were ready for this literary bath of blood and sentiment in the 1830's. Their fathers and grandfathers…

— Francis Steegmuller

Qu'ils mangent de la brioche. Let them eat cake. On being told that her people had no bread. Attributed to Marie-Antoinette, but remark is…

— Marie Antoinette

“The French take their bûche de Noël, the traditional Christmas Yule log cake, much more seriously. Gwendal had been training at school, and he…

— Elizabeth Bard

The most classic French dessert around the holidays is the Christmas log, with butter cream. Two flavors. Chocolate and coconut. My first job in…

— Alain Ducasse

“The sixth of January, 1482, is not, however, a day of which history has preserved the memory. There was nothing notable in the event…

— Victor Hugo

Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.

— Doug Larson

Basically the French are all peasants.

— Pablo Picasso