The Red Lily Quotes

“The majestic equality of the law forbids rich and poor alike from pissing in the streets, sleeping under bridges, and stealing bread.”
― Anatole France, The Red Lily

“The sadness of churches at night moves me; I feel in them the grandeur of nothingness.”
― Anatole France, The Red Lily

“Whatever one may do, one is always alone in the world. That is what he wishes to say. He is right. You may always explain: you never are understood.”
― Anatole France, The red Lily