Quote by: Marguerite Duras

Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny.


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Author Bio


  • NameMarguerite Duras
  • DescriptionFrench writer and film director
  • BornApril 4, 1914
  • DiedMarch 3, 1996
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionWriter; Film Director; Screenwriter; Publisher; Novelist; Playwright; Autobiographer
  • WorksThe Lover
  • AwardsPrix Goncourt; Austrian State Prize For European Literature