How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question.

The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own.

When I was 12 or 13, I realised I was good, but I never knew how far I'd get.

The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

I'm proud of my work and how far I've come, and I'm proud of the way that I did it.