Church Quote by Pierre Loti

The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours; for it resembles in…

— Pierre Loti

I do not exactly remember at what period I started my museum which absorbed so much of my time.

— Pierre Loti

It is with the approach of winter that cats...wear their richest fur and assume an air of sumptuous and delightful opulence.

— Pierre Loti

I am sure that the sad days and happenings were rare, and that I lived the joyous and careless life of other children; but…

— Pierre Loti

My sister and my brother, of whom I have not spoken before, were considerably older than I; it seemed almost as if we belonged…

— Pierre Loti

It is said that many children who live in the central provinces, away from the ocean, have a great longing to see it. I…

— Pierre Loti

I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to lead the more militant…

— Pierre Loti

I still have in my memory, almost agonizing impressions of a serious illness which I had when I was about eight years old. Those…

— Pierre Loti

Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me.

— Pierre Loti

Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of…

— Pierre Loti

Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of to-day - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I…

— Pierre Loti

Egypt, the Egypt of antiquity, at a later time, exercised a mysterious fascination over me. I recognized a picture of it immediately, without hesitation…

— Pierre Loti