French Lessons Quotes

“Our parents don't know us... They can't know us. We hide ourselves from them. Once they knew everything about us and in order to escape them we keep out secrets, our private selves.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“Sometimes we have to run away from ourselves in order to find ourselves.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“You're not in love. You're a wonderful flirt, though. You can put that on your resume.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“Say you'll come with me to Paris."
"Je t'aime.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“Perhaps you're not crazy, but you're very creative.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“And Philippe won't speak English. She's sure he can - he's got that European je ne sais quoi that usually means "Oh, I speak six languages. And a little Japanese.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“..I learned that there's a kind of love which must feel like coming home,...”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“You know what he taught me? He taught me to feel more. He taught me to give myself over to feelings. And now that's all I have. I'm swamped by them. I can't breathe because I feel so damn much.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“Why does naming a thing give it so much power?”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“You made me feel good today. Thanks. But it ain't love”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“We don't need to talk. We need to love.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“We imagine love so easily."
"Yes. That's the simple part.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“They're all true. They all could have happened.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“The only thing that lasts is love, even when it's gone.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“What are your drawn to?"
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"Language, Words, No, not teaching. Perhaps one day I'll write something.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“We need each other. All of us. We cannot be alone.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“I can't leave you behind. You're with me all the time.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons

“But you love her. You could love her.”
― Ellen Sussman, French Lessons