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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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“People come to Paris, to the capital, to give their lives a sense of belonging, of an almost mythical participation in society.”

People Giving Paris Belonging Participation

Author:Marguerite Duras

“Some people are like that - closed - they can't learn from anyone. Us, for example, we can't learn anything, neither I from you nor you from me, nor from anyone, nor from anything, nor from what happens.”

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Author:Marguerite Duras

“She says people ought to learn to live like them, with the body abandoned in a wilderness, and in the mind the memory of a single kiss, a single word, a single look to stand for a whole love.”

People Mind Looks Whole Body Memories Ought Kissing Wilderness Abandoned Single Word

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“Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we've ever met.”

People Mother Mom Mets My Mom Being A Mom Happy Mothers Day Best Mother Craziest Good Happy Mothers Day Mothers Day Messages Frigidity

Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“For that's what a woman, a mother wants - to teach her children to take an interest in life. She knows it's safer for them to be interested in other people's happiness than to believe in their own.”

People Knows Want Believe Children Mother Interest Teach Motherhood Interest In Life

Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“I believe that always, or almost always, in all childhoods and in all the lives that follow them, the mother represents madness. Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we've ever met.”

People Believe Mother I Believe Childhood Mets Madness Craziest Frigidity

Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

About the Author

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

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