A French Diva in New York Quotes

“I love you, Maude Laurent. I’ve loved you since the moment you poured that cup of coffee all over me and berated me in French and I haven’t stopped since. I could say that I love your smile, your laugh, and your sunny disposition. But the truth is I love you more when you frown, when you glare, when you’re mad as hell like you are right now. Love is too feeble a word to express how I feel. I love and need you in my life and I’d rather you be angry with me everyday until the day I die than to not have you by my side.” Maude”
― Anna Adams, A French Diva in New York

“I had every right because you’re stubborn, and unless you saw it for yourself you wouldn’t have believed me when I told you this direction you’re taking is wrong. You told me once not to expect you to love all my songs but to expect honesty. I will return the same courtesy, and I refuse to falsely flatter your ego. I love you, Maude, but you can’t expect me to agree with you, especially when you’re making a huge mistake!” Maude”
― Anna Adams, A French Diva in New York

“Maude, I love you as if you were my own flesh and blood. There, I’ve said it. You and Matt are the closest thing I’ve had to children. You’re even better because I never had to carry or raise you, thank heavens. May I add, you’re the second person tonight to whom I’ve said the three magic words.” Maude squealed and jumped up and down. “So you and Arnaud are together?” Cordelia nodded. “So you’re not mad at me for interfering with your love life?” Maude asked, full of hope. “Do that again, and I’ll disown you.” Maude’s face fell, and then she brightened up again. “That means I’m in your will. How much will I get?” she asked. “Nothing,” Ms. Tragent replied, scornfully. “Because I will live forever.”   *****”
― Anna Adams, A French Diva in New York

“You’re so eager to talk about love tonight. Why don’t you tell Matt how you really feel about him? All this tiptoeing about all over London, Prague, Berlin, and Milan. What are you waiting for? The right time? You’ve had all the free time in the world ever since we worked things out. The right place? You’re in it. Why don’t you tell him how you feel?” Maude”
― Anna Adams, A French Diva in New York

“Maude, you have no idea what this means,” Cordelia said impatiently. “It means I met a critic in a restaurant where I was gobbling everything in arm’s reach,” Maude laughed. “You have no idea who this man is. He’s it. Now you’re it. If I don’t get a call today for a lead role for you today in Milan, my name is not Cordelia Tragent.” And”
― Anna Adams, A French Diva in New York

“Maybe our conception of ‘all’ is ill conceived. But if by all you mean that I have to choose between love and ambition, I don’t think they’re incompatible. If they were, I would have to give up not only Matt, but also all the people I love, the Baldwins, the Williamses, and you. Yet you are all a part of what makes me strong. If I had to live without love once more, I don’t think I could bear it. You’ve never been deprived of it, which is perhaps why you’re so keen on giving it up. Although I rather agree with keeping all these things in balance, I don’t believe it would be healthy to starve one in favor of the other.” Cordelia’s”
― Anna Adams, A French Diva in New York

“Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and all of London blinked back to a delighted Maude. She and Matt stood alone in their bubble. Matt”
― Anna Adams, A French Diva in New York

“Matt, who was quite happy about his sandwich, thought fast. It would never do to let Maude know he found the sandwich not just delicious, but positively divine. How could two simple slices of bread with a few slices of chicken and a bizarre yellowish sauce make him crave more with each bite? He just needed to convince Maude he was taking no pleasure whatsoever in swallowing the best sandwich he’d eaten in a long time. “I”
― Anna Adams, A French Diva in New York