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[W]hat is one to say of the writer who lies when he writes that he is lying? — Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

The earth is neither fabulous nor paradisal. And therefore it is not hell. — Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Each time a drop of water forms under the spout of a tap, it means that one can wrench something away from the nameless mass. — Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

I've always felt very much from a mixed culture - mainly English and French, but also Nigerian, Thai, Mexican. Everything's had its influence on me. — J.M.G. Le Clezio

We must constantly encourage ourselves and each other to attempt the heretical actions that our dreams imply and so many of our old ideas disparage. — Audre Lorde

Apparently, I get facials and manicures all the time. I read this and think, 'Oh, I wish I did that!' I don't think I've had a facial since I was 19. — Kate Beckinsale

Nights are long when it's cold and you're waiting for a train. — Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

We don't have the right to forgive people; it is not only about our kindness or gentleness, it is about keeping the justice stable. — M.F. Moonzajer

Stop trying to be different. Just do what you are good at, and work really hard. You have to work hard to be chaos. — Frederick Lenz

We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels — Richard Branson

One day is enough to master reading in Korean. Hangeul is a very scientific and convenient alphabet system for communication. — J.M.G. Le Clezio

I have the feeling of being a very small item on this planet, and literature enables me to express that. — J.M.G. Le Clezio

It is time to understand the environment for what it is: the national security issue of the early twenty-first century. — Robert D. Kaplan

The desert is so vast that no one can know it all. Men go out into the desert, and they are like ships at sea; no one knows when they will return. — J.M.G. Le Clezio

Reading is a free practice. I think the readers are free to begin by the books where they want to. They don't have to be led in their reading. — J.M.G. Le Clezio

You can't simply put a book down or away. — Rick Gekoski

Real lives have no end. Real books have no end. — Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

A stronger deterrent to infidelity even than love was the desire to maintain a stable household, a stress-free life. — Matthew Thomas

My English is closer to the literary English, and I'm not very familiar with jokes in English or with, you know, with small talk in English. — J.M.G. Le Clezio

Since day one my thing has always been to play the music. — Zakk Wylde

I spent 20 years of my career primarily being a writer for hire. — Frank Darabont

human beings, cans of living preserves — Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

I think anyone doing an interview is to some extent on show. And therefore, we always want to put on our best face. — Cherie Blair

Cold, still, lookin a little uncomfortable in death as if they weren't quite used to it yet. — Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

I enjoy very much being in a foreign country, in a new country, new place. And I enjoy also beginning a new book. It's like being someone else. — J.M.G. Le Clezio

She carried the burn of the sun on her body. It was for all of those wasted, dull years. — Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

I grew up in a Mauritian bubble in France ... I had the feeling of not belonging, but still living with French culture. — J.M.G. Le Clezio

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it. — Pearl Bailey