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Marguerite Duras was a renowned French writer born on April 4, 1914, and passed away on March 3, 1996. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound social insight, with notable titles including 'The Lover' and 'The River'.

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Famous Marguerite Duras Quotes

“What stops you killing yourself when you're intoxicated out of your mind is the thought that once you're dead you won't be able to drink any more.”

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Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“Drinking isn't necessarily the same as wanting to die. But you can't drink without thinking you're killing yourself.”

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Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“I acquired that drinker's face before I drank. Drink only confirmed it. The space for it existed in me.”

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Book:The Lover

Source: The Lover

“Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God.”

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Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny.”

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Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day.”

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Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“No other human being, no woman, no poem or music, book or painting can replace alcohol in its power to give man the illusion of real creation.”

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Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature.”

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Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

About the Author

Born: April 4, 1914
Died: March 3, 1996
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 132

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