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Francois Mauriac quotes

French Novelist October 11, 1885 – September 1, 1970

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Francois Mauriac quote: "No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny..."
No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "I love Germany so dearly that I hope there will always be two..."
I love Germany so dearly that I hope there will always be two of them. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses."
Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others."
To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others. Francois Mauriac
By the time dusk fell, he was back in his room. The last of the daylight lay like fine ashes on the roof-tops. He did not light his lamp, but sat by the fireplace in the dark, seeking in the far distance of his past some vague memory of a love-affair, some recollection of a friendship, with which to soften the hard tyranny of isolation. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "The sin against nature [is] - compulsory celibacy"
The sin against nature [is] - compulsory celibacy Francois Mauriac
Observe that for the novelist who has remained Christian, like myself, man is someone creating himself or destroying himself. He is not an immobile being, fixed, cast in a mold once and for all. This is what makes the traditional psychological novel so different from what I did or thought I was doing. The human being as I conceive him in the novel is a being caught up in the drama of human salvation, even if he doesn’t know it. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "I believe that only poetry counts ... A great novelist is..."
I believe that only poetry counts ... A great novelist is first of all a great poet. Francois Mauriac
Where does discipline end? Where does cruelty begin? Somewhere between these, thousands of children inhabit a voiceless hell. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he..."
If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "Men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a..."
Men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a few rooms and has closed-off wings where he never ventures. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are is true..."
Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "I write whenever it suits me. During a creative period I write..."
I write whenever it suits me. During a creative period I write every day; a novel should not be interrupted. Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac quote: "We know well only what we are deprived of."
We know well only what we are deprived of. Francois Mauriac

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