French quotes and translations part3 – François Nourissier

After sharing with you French quotes and translations part1 with 20 of André Gide’s successful quotes and French quotes and translations part2 with Andrée Chedid, we are going to let you discover the third part of our French quotes and translation series.

These quotes are taken from some of François Nourissier’s famous books which are:

  1. Le musée de l’Homme
  2. Bleu comme la nuit
  3. Entretien avec Bernard Pivot – Janvier 1979
  4. A defaut de génie

 

François Nourissier’s French quotes and translations

1. « Un couple qui réussit est un peu plus qu’un homme plus une femme. C’est un équilibre et un mouvement un peu mystérieux. » (François Nourissier)

“A couple who succeeds is a little more than a man and a woman. It’s a balance and a mysterious motion” (François Nourissier)

 

2. «Ce que les séducteurs apprennent sur le tard, c’est qu’ils ont toujours été séduits, c’est que toutes les femmes qu’ils ont eues, c’était des femmes qui voulaient les avoir.»(François Nourissier, Extrait d’un Entretien avec Bernard Pivot – Janvier 1979 )

“What the seducer learns later is that they were the ones who have always been seduced; it’s that all the women who they have had were women who wanted to have them.” (François Nourissier, Extrait d’un Entretien avec Bernard Pivot – Janvier 1979 )

 

3. «Poser sa candidature à l’Académie Française. Il faut beaucoup de modestie pour solliciter un suffrage et beaucoup d’outrecuidance pour considérer qu’on le mérite. C’est trop ou trop peu.»(François Nourissier, Extrait d’ A défaut de génie)

“Applying for a place at the French Academy: You need a lot of modesty to ask for a suffrage and a lot of impertinence to consider that you deserve it. It’s too much or too little.” (François Nourissier, Extrait d’ A défaut de génie)

 

4. «Etre écrivain, c’est la façon exemplaire, proclamée, de ne pas devenir un adulte.» (François Nourissier, Bleu comme la nuit)

“To be a writer; it’s the exemplary and proclaimed way of not becoming an adult.” (François Nourissier, Bleu comme la nuit)


5. «Si le goût des honneurs vient aux personnages vieillissants, c’est par logique et hygiène. Quand les reins se fatiguent il faut aimer les fauteuils. » (François Nourissier, Le Musée de l’homme)


“If the taste of honours comes to aging characters, it’s through logic and hygiene. When the loins are tired, you must like the armchairs.” (François Nourissier, Le Musée de l’homme)


6. «C’est le style qui crée réellement de la pensée.» (François Nourissier, Extrait d’un Entretien avec Bernard Pivot – Janvier 1979 )

“It’s the style that truly creates the thought.” (François Nourissier, Extrait d’un Entretien avec Bernard Pivot – Janvier 1979 )


7. «Quand on met le pied dans les idées générales, on glisse. » (François Nourissier, Le Musée de l’homme)

“When we put our feet in general ideas, we slip.” (François Nourissier, Le Musée de l’homme)

 

These were some of François Nourissier’s quotes.  If you would like to discover more about François Nourissier and other books that he has written, have a look at Mauvais genre (conversations),   Roman volé or  La maison Mélancolie. Enjoy your reading and don’t forget to tell me what you think of them! I am sure you’re going to love them. Like the “French quotes and translations” series? Be sure to read the next episode part 4 of our French quotes and translations series.

Once more thanks for reading my post and I really appreciate the encouraging comments that I receive from all of you. Cheers and have a great day.

 

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* French Quotes and Translation Part 2 – Andrée Chedid

* French quotes and translations part3 – François Nourissier

 

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