I've read Proust and Stendhal. That keeps you in your place. Francoise Sagan More Quotes by Francoise Sagan More Quotes From Francoise Sagan Unhappiness has nothing to teach, and resignation is ugly. Francoise Sagan ugly teach unhappiness I found myself both touched and irritated by the discovery that she was vulnerable. Francoise Sagan irritated vulnerable discovery People respect unhappiness and find it especially hard to forgive success. Francoise Sagan unhappiness forgiving people Art must take reality by surprise. It takes those moments which are for us merely a moment, plus a moment, plus another moment, and arbitrarily transforms them into a special series of moments held together by a major emotion. Francoise Sagan special reality art Nothing brings on jealousy like laughter. Francoise Sagan laughter laughing A love affair based on jealousy is doomed from the start ... It is certanly a sign of love, but it's a sign that it's already dying. Francoise Sagan affair jealousy dying After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off for you the boundaries of your talent. Francoise Sagan proust talent done When you make a decision to write according to a set schedule and really stick to it, you find yourself writing very fast. At least I do. Francoise Sagan finding-yourself decision writing A Strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed to me but now I am almost ashamed of it's complete egoism. I have known boredom, regret, and occasionally remorse, but never sorrow. Today it envelops me like a silken web, enervating and soft, and sets me apart from everybody else. Francoise Sagan sad regret beautiful Life has confirmed for me the thoughts and impressions I had when I was 18, as if it was all intuition. Francoise Sagan intuition impression ifs In love, as in finance, only the rich can get credit. Francoise Sagan rich finance credit It is healthier to see the good points of others than to analyze our own bad ones. Francoise Sagan positive friendship Usually I avoided college students, whom I considered brutal, wrapped up in themselves, particularly in their youth, in which they found material for drama or an excuse for their own boredom. I did not care for young people. Francoise Sagan college drama people Marriage? It's like asparagus eaten with vinaigrette or hollandaise, a matter of taste but of no importance. Francoise Sagan asparagus taste matter What you call types of mind are only mental ages. Francoise Sagan type age mind The happiness of people who are in love and who are loved shows in their faces. They have an expression that's at once very far away and very much part of the present. Francoise Sagan expression faces people One partner is always more in love than the other. Francoise Sagan partners There are moments when you feel trapped, ill at ease. A year later the same feeling can turn out to be the theme of a book. Francoise Sagan feelings book years Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life. Francoise Sagan arcs film way Houses are for private living, for friends, and for dogs. Francoise Sagan dog house
