People come to Paris, to the capital, to give their lives a sense of belonging, of an almost mythical participation in society.
Marguerite DurasIn love there are no vacations. No such thing. Love has to be lived fully with its boredom and all that.
Marguerite DurasWhen it's in a book I don't think it'll hurt any more ...exist any more. One of the things writing does is wipe things out. Replace them.
Marguerite DurasNo other human being, no woman, no poem or music, book or painting can replace alcohol in its power to give man the illusion of real creation.
Marguerite Duras