"It is said that many children who live……" — 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 who had never been away from the monotonous country surrounding us looked forward eagerly to seeing the mountains."
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Pierre Loti
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26 Quotes by Pierre Loti
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If by chance I seated myself to write, she very slyly, very tenderly, seeking protection and caresses, would softly take…
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The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours;…
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My sister and my brother, of whom I have not spoken before, were considerably older than I; it seemed almost…
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My emotions lose their force when I endeavor to interpret them, and my words seem very inept.
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I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to…
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Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me.
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I still held fast to my determination to become a minister; it still seemed to me that that was my…
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I still went to church regularly every Sunday; that is we all went there together. I reverenced the family pew…
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Egypt, the Egypt of antiquity, at a later time, exercised a mysterious fascination over me. I recognized a picture of…
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I still have in my memory, almost agonizing impressions of a serious illness which I had when I was about…
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Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as…
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