What I fear is not being forgotten after my death, but, rather, not being enough forgotten. As we were saying, it is not our books that survive, but our poor lives that linger in the histories.
If the flame inside you goes out, the souls that are next to you will die of cold. - Francois Mauriac
If the flame inside you goes out, the souls that are next to you will die of cold.
- Francois Mauriac
The scapegoat has always had the mysterious power of unleashing man's ferocious pleasure in torturing, corrupting, and befouling. - Francois Mauriac
The scapegoat has always had the mysterious power of unleashing man's ferocious pleasure in torturing, corrupting, and befouling.
We are, all of us, molded and remolded by those who have loved us, and though that love may pass, we remain none the less their work--a work that ver… - Francois Mauriac
We are, all of us, molded and remolded by those who have loved us, and though that love may pass, we remain none the less their work--a work that ver…
Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses. - Francois Mauriac
Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses.
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… - 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…
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
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.
A writer is essentially a man who does not resign himself to loneliness. - Francois Mauriac
A writer is essentially a man who does not resign himself to loneliness.
Doubt is nothing but a trivial agitation on the surface of the soul, while deep down there is a calm certainty. - Francois Mauriac
Doubt is nothing but a trivial agitation on the surface of the soul, while deep down there is a calm certainty.
Did you ever have a conversation with someone who misunderstood everything you had to say? It's exhausting, and the ironic part is that the more you … - Francois Mauriac
Did you ever have a conversation with someone who misunderstood everything you had to say? It's exhausting, and the ironic part is that the more you …
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