Muriel Barbery, The Elegance Of The Hedgehog

Quotes

• “To be poor, ugly and, moreover, intelligent condemns one in our society to a dark and disillusioned life...to beauty all...”
• “I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language.”
• “Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty.”
• “We can be friends. We can be anything we want to be.”