If this is dying, I don't think much of it.

Englishmen have always loved Moliere.

Modern as the style of Pascal's writing is, his thought is deeply impregnated with the spirit of the Middle Ages. He belonged, almost equally, to the future and to the past.

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

The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization.

But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist.

A writer’s promise is like a tiger’s smile