Artichokes Quote by Poppy Z. Brite

“From all my talks with Henri, even the most cordial, I have always left with a slight taste of defeat; of also having been,…

— Primo Levi

“I had come to the conclusion that I must really be French, only no one had ever informed me of this fact. I loved…

— Julia Child

“I wish I could say he was a French professor, a French chef, or even a bilingual tutor, but I can’t. He worked in…

— Chila Woychik

“He put his hand in his pocket and found the porte-bonheur, still warm. He looked back at the pier. The one-eyed cat waited. All…

— Kathi Appelt

“What is it you Frenchies say? Tou-che? You see, I'm a bit of a poet and you did not know it, what?”

— The Scarlet Pimpernel

“I was deeply interested in the little family history which he detailed to me with all that candor which a Frenchman indulges whenever mere…

— Edgar Allan Poe

“He blushed to see other Frenchmen overcome with joy whenever they met a compatriot abroad. The would fall on each other, cluster in a…

— Sarah Bakewell

“Julien felt himself to be strong and resolute like a man who sees clearly into his own heart.”

— Stendhal

“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

“IV. IS MAN A MACHINE? Yes, said Julien Offroy de La Mettrie.”

— Will Durant

“Squeezed into a corner, elbow to elbow, they drank cheap red wine and feasted on bread and oysters, straight from the paper. The food…

— Laura Madeleine

“Sorry,Chef Pierre. I'm a little distracted by this English French American Boy Masterpiece.”

— Stephanie Perkins