Quote by Rick Atkinson

“Bonjour, the Embassy of France' 'Ah, bonjour, excuse me for asking but where is the French Coastguard?' 'At the coast. Guarding.”

— Tim Fitzhigham

“The sun came out. It filtered down through the leaves, creating a playful pattern of light and shade that danced before my eyes. The…

— Alice Steinbach

“A French lieutenant was asked by the commander of the French forces, “Jean, it seems to me that many people are only saying the…

— Michael G. Kramer

“It turned out that somebody had reported a suspicious person on the beach, remember when they used to come in fishing-boats, the illegals, and…

— Salman Rushdie

“The French, I knew, were well ahead in this area, constructing gigantic palaces in the centre of cities which offer every luxury to travellers…

— Iain Pears

“A ‘few chits’? Good God, man, I’ve never faced such odds,” the captain admitted. “The French have the decency to shoot at you.” Lord”

— Elizabeth Boyle

“I had been in France less than 48 hours before that obliging agent of yours had to stop me being run over by a…

— Elizabeth Wein

“On the morning after the daring theft of a priceless James Ensor painting from the Grand Palais in Paris, I was allowed to leave…

— Mark Zero

“The policemen agreed they were living with a most peculiar fellow. One moment he was reading classical literature in the original French and quoting…

— Ben MacIntyre

Summing it Up..."Where's a good place for dinner?" I asked. "There's the Brasserie Lipp on the Avenue St. Germaine," she said, "or La Coupole…

— P. J. O'Rourke

“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

“After we'd moved into 81, we had placed an order for a phone, and waited. First a man came by to see if we…

— Julia Child