"But the world, in its present state, is……" — Muriel Barbery

"But the world, in its present state, is no place for princesses"

— Muriel Barbery

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92 Quotes by Muriel Barbery

Muriel Barbery has 92 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Colombe Josse is the older Jesse daughter. Colombe Jesse is also a sort of tall blonde leek who dresses like…
Sashimi is velvet dust, verging on silk, or a bit of both, and the extraordinary alchemy of its gossamer essence…
Life has meaning and we grown-ups know what it is is the universal lie that everyone is supposed to believe.…
What makes the strength of the soldier isn't the energy he uses trying to intimidate the other guy by sending…
I won't get any better by punishing the people I can't heal.
When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.
Entrusting one's life is not the same as opening up one's soul.
Some people are incapable of perceiving in the object of their contemplation the very thing that gives it its intrinsic…
Talent consists not in inventing shapes but in causing those that were invisible to emerge.
Levin delights in the forgetfulness that movement brings, where the pleasure of doing is marvellously foreign to the striving of…
To be poor, ugly and, moreover, intelligent condemns one in our society to a dark and disillusioned life...to beauty all…
There's so much humanity in a love of trees, so much nostalgia for our first sense of wonder, so much…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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