All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. – Anatole France
Caress your phrase tenderly: it will end by smiling at you. – Anatole France
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them. The only books I have in my library are those that other folks have lent me. – Anatole France
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me. – Anatole France
I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing Famished Road, which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. – Ben Okri