Maurice Druon Professions : NovelistBorn : April 23, 1918Died : April 14, 2009 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Maurice Druon Every unjust act, even committed for the sake of a just cause, carries its curse with it. Maurice Druon unjustcausessake Number is the Word but is not utterance it is wave and light, though no one sees it it is rhythm and music, though no one hears it. Its variations are limitless and yet it is immutable. Each form of life is a particular reverberation of Number. Maurice Druon variationlightnumbers Anarchy is as detestable in grammar as it is in society. Maurice Druon anarchygrammar Socialist ideology is making France go to pot, and the French language with it. Maurice Druon francelanguagepot Italian is the language of song. German is good for philosophy and English for poetry. French is best at precision; it has a rigour to it. Maurice Druon bestgoodpoetrysong The French no longer respect their language, because they no longer love themselves, and, no longer loving themselves, they no longer love what was the instrument of their glory - their language. Maurice Druon lovingrespectlanguagelove I love English. I learned it from the speeches of Winston Churchill. Maurice Druon winston-churchillenglishi-lovelove I lived the life of Londoners - and thence comes my immense gratitude and my deep attachment with the British people. I do not think there has ever been a people in the world who displayed a heroism as discreet, as mundane and as universal. Maurice Druon gratitudelifepeopleworld I love English, though I now call it 'Anglo- American' because we no longer speak British English due to globalization and America's economic power. Maurice Druon globalizationspeakpowerlove Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelistAll Authors
