"In the literature of France Moliere occupies the same kind of position as Cervantes in that of Spain, Dante in that of Italy, and Shakespeare in that of England. His glory is more than national - it is universal."

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Source : Lytton Strachey (1912). “Landmarks in French Literature”

Lytton Strachey

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“Discouragement is contagious and is easily transmitted to others.”
“When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted.”

Source : "Jan De Bont Discusses Tomb Raider 2" By Steve Head, www.ign.com. March 12, 2003.
“Thank you, Lord, that You are the Conqueror and that You want to make us more than conquerors.”
“Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent.”
“I still get very scared when I step in front of a live audience.”
“They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no. I guarantee you don't remember that one because the fantasy world you always dreamed about is suddenly real.”
“What gives value to travel is fear. It is a fact that, at a certain moment, when we are so far from our own country, we are seized by a vague fear and an instinctive desire to go back to the protection of old habits. I look upon it more as an occasion for testing.”

Source : Jenna Blum, Maggie O'Farrell, Molly Gloss, Nicole Mones, Elizabeth Benedict (2010). “The Best Contemporary Women's Fiction: Six Novels”, p.52, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The more we learn about the wonders of our universe, the more clearly we are going to perceive the hand of God.”

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