“Neither a vassal nor a satellite. France will be an ally, but not a subordinate.”— Georges Bidault
“The French have a penchant for absolutism, for thinking that things are all one way or all another.”— Alphonse Daudet
“Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.”— Fannie Flagg
“The French have a penchant for absolutism, for thinking that things are all one way or all another, which is why they invented the guillotine and philosophical debating.”— Diane Johnson
“In America, we have the feeling that we can change everything. We can change our houses, our spouses, our jobs. In France, it is more like, 'This is my life.'”— Diane Johnson