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Francoise Sagan Quotes

Francoise Sagan quotes

French Playwright June 21, 1935 – September 24, 2004

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He lifted me up and held me close against him, my head on his shoulder. At that moment I loved him. In the morning light he was as golden, as soft, as gentle as myself, and he would protect me. Francoise Sagan
I did not find him absurd. I saw he was kind, that he was on the verge of real love. I thought it would be nice for me to be in love with him, too. Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to..."
Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer because of it that increases. Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity..."
Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer from it that increases. Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "My love of pleasure seems to be the only consistent side of my..."
My love of pleasure seems to be the only consistent side of my character. Is it because I have not read enough? Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you..."
The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you in love? What are you reading? Francoise Sagan
For this was the round of love: fear which leads on desire, tenderness and fury, and that brutal anguish which triumphantly follows pleasure. Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "Love lasts about seven years. That's how long it takes for the..."
Love lasts about seven years. That's how long it takes for the cells of the body to totally replace themselves. Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "I have loved to the point of madness. That, which is called..."
I have loved to the point of madness. That, which is called madness. That, which to me, is the only sensible way to love. Francoise Sagan
Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a sort of rhythmic progression of three characters. If one tells oneself that life is like that, one feels it less arbitrary. Francoise Sagan
Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true. Life is amorphous, literature is formal. Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to want to take..."
A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to want to take it off you Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off..."
A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you. Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan quote: "Money may not buy happiness, but I'd rather cry in a Jaguar..."
Money may not buy happiness, but I'd rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus. Francoise Sagan
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

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