Foreign Tongue Quotes

“Sometimes you don't get closure. Sometimes people leave and don't say goodbye.”
― Vanina Marsot, Foreign Tongue: A Literary Romance Where a Writer Discovers Love, Identity, and Mystery While Translating in Paris

“There are things that belong to a certain age, they are attached to certain moments, c'est tout. You can't relive them.”
― Vanina Marsot, Foreign Tongue: A Literary Romance Where a Writer Discovers Love, Identity, and Mystery While Translating in Paris

“Arrête ton cinéma!” Stop your cinema.

I love that. The closest equivalent in English is "drama queen," but it doesn't quite convey the connection to both film and illusion.Or the futile grandstanding.”
― Vanina Marsot, Foreign Tongue: A Literary Romance Where a Writer Discovers Love, Identity, and Mystery While Translating in Paris

“When running away, I recommend arriving with keys. Makes you feel like you're actually in control of the situation instead of on the lam from your life.”
― Vanina Marsot, Foreign Tongue: A Literary Romance Where a Writer Discovers Love, Identity, and Mystery While Translating in Paris