Maurice Druon (23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie française, of which he served as “Perpetual Secretary” (chairman) between 1985 and 1999. Read full biography of Maurice Druon →
Anarchy is as detestable in grammar as it is in society.
I love English. I learned it from the speeches of Winston Churchill.
I love English, though I now call it 'Anglo- American' because we no longer speak British English due to globalization and America's... →
Italian is the language of song. German is good for philosophy and English for poetry. French is best at precision; it has a rigour to it.
Socialist ideology is making France go to pot, and the French language with it.
I lived the life of Londoners - and thence comes my immense gratitude and my deep attachment with the British people. I do not think there has ever... →
The French no longer respect their language, because they no longer love themselves, and, no longer loving themselves, they no longer love what was... →