People think that children don't know anything. It's enough to make you wonder if grownups were ever children once upon a time.
Muriel BarberySo if there is something on the planet that is worth living for, I'd better not miss it, because once you're dead, it's too late for regrets, and if you die by mistake, that is really, really dumb.
Muriel BarberyWhat is an aristocrat? A woman who is never sullied by vulgarity, although she may be surrounded by it.
Muriel Barbery