Today is the birthday of François Mauriac (October 11, 1885 – September 1, 1970), novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, and journalist. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1933. François Mauriac received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1952 and the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1958."There is no accident in our choice of reading. All our sources are related."
- François Mauriac
"Most men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a few rooms and has closed off wings where he never ventures."
- François 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.”
- François Mauriac
"No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever."
- François Mauriac
"To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others."
- François Mauriac
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