Nodier Quotes

Such days of autumnal decline hold a strange mystery which adds to the gravity of all our moods. ~ Charles Nodier

After the pleasure of possessing books there is hardly anything more pleasant than that of speaking of them, and of communicating to the public the innocent richness of thought which we have acquired by the culture of letters. ~ Charles Nodier

A writer should read until he is filled to the brim and like a pitcher which is over-filled over flows. And then he should write. ~ Charles Nodier

After owning books, almost the next best thing is talking about them. ~ Charles Nodier

Our years, our debts, and our enemies are always more numerous than we imagine. ~ Charles Nodier

If you are alone, tell some stories to yourself. This is a different kind of pleasure and it has, indeed, its reward. I have tasted a little of everything, and I have truly never enjoyed anything more. ~ Charles Nodier

To believe everything is to be an imbecile.
To deny everything is to be a fool. ~ Charles Nodier

There is something marvelously soft in the study of nature which attaches a name to every being, a thought to every name, affection and memories to every thought. ~ Charles Nodier

Each of them is a book through which other books dream. (referring to Nodier's SMARRA and TRILBY) ~ John Clute

The winter will be long and bleak. Nature has a dismal aspect. ~ Charles Nodier