Quote by: Francois Mauriac

The Ladies of the Sacred Heart hung a thousand veils between their little charges and reality. Thérèse despised them for confounding virtue with ignorance.


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Author Bio


  • NameFrancois Mauriac
  • DescriptionFrench author
  • BornOctober 11, 1885
  • DiedSeptember 1, 1970
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionWriter; Journalist; Poet; Novelist; Playwright
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Grand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Grand Prix Du Roman De L'Académie Française