Quotes by Marguerite Yourcenar

Explore a curated collection of 6 quotes by Marguerite Yourcenar. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

This city belongs to ghosts, to murderers, to sleepwalkers. Where are you, in what bed, in what dream? — Marguerite Yourcenar
Leaving behind books is even more beautiful — there are far too many children. — Marguerite Yourcenar
We say: mad with joy. We should say: wise with grief. — Marguerite Yourcenar
He had come to that time in his life (it varies for every man) when a human being gives himself over to his demon or to — Marguerite Yourcenar
Any truth creates a scandal. — Marguerite Yourcenar
A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes ha — Marguerite Yourcenar