Violette Leduc quotes

There's no sustenance in the past. (Violette Leduc)
To find relief in what has been, we must make ourselves eternal. View quote
Violette Leduc
I walk without flinching through the burning cathedral of the summer. My bank of wild grass is majestic and full of music. It is a fire that solitude presses against my lips. View quote
Violette Leduc
I was afraid of having to present my big nose to strangers. View quote
Violette Leduc
At the age of five, of six, at the age of seven, I used to begin weeping sometimes without warning, simply for the sake of weeping, my eyes open wide to the sun, to the flowers... I wanted to feel an immense grief inside me, and it came. View quote
Violette Leduc
My mother never took my hand. View quote
Violette Leduc

Violette Leduc

Occupation: French Author
Born: April 7, 1907
Died: May 28, 1972
Quotes count: 6

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