French Literature Quotes

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer. Had I not stammered I would probably... have gone to Cambridge as my brothers did, perhaps have become a don and every now and then published a dreary book about French literature.

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal.

When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.

When I got to college I simply decided that I could speak French, because I just could not spend any more time in French classes. I went ahead and took courses on French literature, some of them even taught in French.

How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question.