I love Germany so dearly that I hope there will always be two of them.
More Quotes from Francois Mauriac:
Men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a few rooms and has closed-off wings where he never ventures.Francois Mauriac
I write whenever it suits me. During a creative period I write every day a novel should not be interrupted. When I cease to be carried along, when I no longer feel as though I were taking down dictation, I stop.
Francois Mauriac
We do not know the worth of one single drop of blood, one single tear. All is grace. If the Eternal is the Eternal, the last word for each one of us belongs to Him. This is what I should have told this Jewish child. But I could only embrace him weeping.
Francois Mauriac
Where does discipline end? Where does cruelty begin? Somewhere between these, thousands of children inhabit a voiceless hell.
Francois Mauriac
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
Every novel worthy of the name is like another planet, whether large or small, which has its own laws just as it has its own flora and fauna.
Francois Mauriac
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