3 Quotes & Sayings By Pierre Ceresole

Pierre Ceresole is a French writer in the tradition of Victor Hugo, with whom he shares the same initials. He has written thirty-six novels in his over sixty years of life. He has received numerous awards, among them the Prix Goncourt for "Sous les toits de Paris", which was awarded in 1991. He has also been awarded with the Grand Prix National des Lettres Individuelles, the Prix Littré, the Prix des Deux Magots, and the Prix Femina Read more

Pierre Ceresole lives in Paris with his wife and three children.

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Don’t force your gifts: if you are a rascal, live like one; if you are half honest, be half honest; if you are completely honest, live absolutely honestly. Pierre Ceresole
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If the gooseberry said: 'I haven't the heart to be a real proper gooseberry because if everyone were a gooseberry the world wouldn't continue to exist' this would be a stupid argument and the world would be deprived of a useful fruit. If you are called upon to be a 'gooseberry' in all the senses--pleasant or ludicrous--of the word, you should be one with all your heart and soul, without a backward glance. Pierre Ceresole