The true birthplace is that wherein for the first time one looks intelligently upon oneself; my first homelands have been books, and to a lesser degree schools.
Marguerite YourcenarThere are books which one should not attempt before having passed the age of forty.
Marguerite YourcenarI have come to think that great men are characterized precisely by the extreme position which they take, and that their heroism consists in holding to that extremity throughout their lives.
Marguerite YourcenarCruelty is the luxury of those who have nothing to do, like drugs or racing stables.
Marguerite Yourcenar