There's so much humanity in a love of trees, so much nostalgia for our first sense of wonder, so much power in just feeling our own insignificance when we are surrounded by nature.
I'm afraid to go into myself and see what's going on in there. - Muriel Barbery
I'm afraid to go into myself and see what's going on in there.
- Muriel Barbery
Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty. - Muriel Barbery
Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty.
. . . maybe that's what life's all about: there's a lof of despair, but also the odd moments of beauty, where time is no longer the same . . . [like]… - Muriel Barbery
. . . maybe that's what life's all about: there's a lof of despair, but also the odd moments of beauty, where time is no longer the same . . . [like]…
If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well. - Muriel Barbery
If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.
...we have to surpass ourselves every day, make every day undying. Climb our own personal Everest and do it in such a way that every step is a little… - Muriel Barbery
...we have to surpass ourselves every day, make every day undying. Climb our own personal Everest and do it in such a way that every step is a little…
When someone that you love dies..it's like fireworks suddenly burning out in the sky and everything going black. - Muriel Barbery
When someone that you love dies..it's like fireworks suddenly burning out in the sky and everything going black.
Madame Michel has the elegance of the hedgehog: on the outside she is covered in quills, a real fortress, but my gut feeling is that on the inside, s… - Muriel Barbery
Madame Michel has the elegance of the hedgehog: on the outside she is covered in quills, a real fortress, but my gut feeling is that on the inside, s…
I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language. - Muriel Barbery
I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language.
People aim for the stars, and they end up like goldfish in a bowl. I wonder if it wouldn't be simpler just to teach children right from the start tha… - Muriel Barbery
People aim for the stars, and they end up like goldfish in a bowl. I wonder if it wouldn't be simpler just to teach children right from the start tha…
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