I know that they're all unhappy because nobody loves the right person the way they should and because they don't understand that it's really their own self that they're mad at.
Muriel BarberyTo beauty, all is forgiven, even vulgarity. Intelligence no longer seems an adequate compensation for things.
Muriel BarberySashimi is velvet dust, verging on silk, or a bit of both, and the extraordinary alchemy of its gossamer essence allows it to preserve a milky density unknown even by clouds.... my cheeks recalled the effects of its profound caress.
Muriel BarberyMusic plays a huge role in my life. It is music that helps me to endure ... well ... everything there is to endure.
Muriel BarberyMost people, when they move, well they just move depending on whatever's around them. At this very moment, as I am writing, Constitution the cat is going by with her tummy dragging close to the floor. This cat has absolutely nothing constructive to do in life and still she is heading toward something, probably an armchair.
Muriel Barbery