Language Quote by Stephanie Bond

“Again, the troubling gap between word and meaning. My feeble language skills could not bear the weight of such a laden experience.”

— Alison Bechdel

“The irony of acquiring a foreign tongue is that I have amassed just enough cheap, serviceable words to fuel my desires and never, never…

— Monique Truong

To be with another woman, that is French. To be caught, that is American.

— Steve Martin

“We found many difficulties to combat, for it is not an easy thing to go into France and learn to talk French well; but…

— John Taylor

“(Note: Extreme sensibility of the French sometimes makes them difficult to deal with.)”

— E.M. Delafield

The French just said he was a damned nuisance. Or they would have had they the good fortune to speak English. Instead being French…

— Lauren Willig

“Francaise with our own proper pack. This permission, we feel bound to say, was graciously granted; which compels us here to give a public…

— Alexandre Dumas

“The word he used was coup, and I'm not speaking French just to arouse you.”

— Jim Lynch

“You want to be French, Mary Frances, that's your problem, but instead you're just another American." I went to the window for that one…

— David Sedaris

“The French call mot juste the word that exactly fits. Why is this word so hard to find? The reasons are many. First, we…

— Jacques Barzun

“... far be it from a French man to interfere with love.”

— E.A. Bucchianeri

“Oh, Jesus,” he said, wheezing with the effort it took to control himself. He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. “You…

— Linda Howard