J. M. G. Le Clezio

Writer

1940-04-13

Quotes by J. M. G. Le Clezio

• My English is closer to the literary English, and I'm not very familiar with jokes in English or with, you know, with small talk in English.

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• The novelist, he's not a philosopher, not a technician of spoken language. He's someone who writes, above all, and through the novel asks questions.

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• A writer is not a prophet, is not a philosopher; he's just someone who is witness to what is around him. And so writing is a way to... it's the best way to testify, to be a witness.

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• I've always felt very much from a mixed culture - mainly English and French, but also Nigerian, Thai, Mexican. Everything's had its influence on me.

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