Marguerite Duras Quotes

Marguerite Donnadieu , known as Marguerite Duras , was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards. Wikipedia  

✵ 4. April 1914 – 3. March 1996

Works

The Lover
The Lover
Marguerite Duras
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
Marguerite Duras
Blue Eyes, Black Hair
Marguerite Duras
Emily L.
Marguerite Duras
The Malady of Death
The Malady of Death
Marguerite Duras
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Famous Marguerite Duras Quotes

“Very early in my life it was too late.”

Source: The Lover

Marguerite Duras Quotes about love

“It was the men I deceived the most that I loved the most.”

The Chimneys of India Song, from Practicalities (1987, trans. 1990).

Marguerite Duras Quotes

“I think about you. But I don't say it anymore.”

Source: Hiroshima Mon Amour

“Banality is sometimes striking.”

Source: Hiroshima Mon Amour

“The best way to fill time is to waste it.”

Ce qui remplit le temps c'est vraiment de le perdre.
Wasting Time, from Practicalities (1987, trans. 1990).

“Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it.”

International Herald Tribune (28 March 1990).

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