Just think, she said to herself. I could be living on the Right Bank. I could be married to a senior clerk at the Treasury. I could be sitting with my feet up, embroidering a linen handkerchief with a rambling-rose design. Instead I'm on the rue des Cordeliers in pursuit of a baguette, with a three-inch blade for comfort.Hilary Mantel
About This Quote
In this quote, Françoise Sagan is speaking about how she could have been living a life entirely different than the one she chose. She could have been living on the Right Bank, in Paris with her family. She could have been married to a senior clerk at the Treasury. She could have had her feet up with her embroidery and rambling-rose design of an embroidered handkerchief.
Instead she was on rue des Cordeliers in pursuit of a baguette, with a three-inch blade for comfort. Her choice to pursue the baguette was what led her to where she is today.
Source: A Place Of Greater Safety
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