Monsieur Hulot Quotes & Sayings

The supper was like most Parisian suppers: silence at first, then a burst of unintelligible chatter, then witticisms that were mostly vapid, false rumors, bad reasonings, a little politics and a great deal of slander; they even spoke about new books. — Voltaire

I met Nelson Mandela, and I really didn't know what to say. It was years ago at a benefit. I was just in awe of this man because of what he'd done. — Robin Williams

I steer clear of any novel that gets billed as a 'meditation.' — Maria Semple

Sometimes it's better to let people handle their own problems. Sometimes just believing in someone is the best way to stand up for them. — Hisaya Nakajo

Jesus came into the world not to run us through the how-to-get-to-heaven crucible, but instead to gather creation under two bloody wings. — Sean Norris

You are brave! For my sake, do not be rash! — Kenneth Grahame

No longer does human life rise from the earth like a pyramid, broadly and considerately founded upon its own sources. Now it scatters itself out in a reckless horizontal sprawl, like a disorderly city whose suburbs and pavements destroy the fields. — Wendell Berry

Part of the art of teaching is the ability to rearrange the world for students - to force them to see things in a new way. i've known too many stupid intellectuals to believe that education and wisdom come as a package deal along with facts, it's your perspective that counts - your ability to see differently, not just to see a lot. — Sunny Decker

Arriving late, thought the Count with a sigh. What a delicacy of youth. Then — Amor Towles