Francoise Sagan Quotes


I was thinking that I should be content to kiss him until the break of day. Bertrand ran out of kisses too soon; desire made them superfluous in his eyes. They were only a stage on the road to pleasure, not something inexhaustible and self-sufficient, as Luc had revealed them to me.


Citations

Sagan, Françoise. A Certain Smile. Translated by Irene Ash, E. P. Dutton, 1956, p. 82.

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Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan
  • Born: June 21, 1935
  • Died: September 24, 2004
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Playwright

Françoise Sagan was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois characters. Her best-known novel was her first – Bonjour Tristesse (1954) – which was written when she was a teenager.