The Open Road Quotes

“For myself, I pick up two stuffed turnovers, which slide down my throat like letters into a mailbox.”
― Jean Giono, The Open Road

“But my final goal is the kitchen: the big cookstove, with the smells of meals being prepared. I have a soft spot for warming my rear while a woman, usually hefty and in the know, stirs her pots. The way I see it, this is what being human is all about.”
― Jean Giono, The Open Road

“Rice comes to life in water and should die in wine.”
― Jean Giono, The Open Road

“This lady is strong medicine, for external use only.”
― Jean Giono, The Open Road

“On ne se refait pas; il faut s'utiliser tel qu'on est. Ça ne s'adapte pas toujours. De là les peines.”
― Jean Giono, Les grands chemins