Pierre Loti
Pierre Loti
Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth14 January 1850
CountryFrance
country children ocean
It is said that many children who live in the central provinces, away from the ocean, have a great longing to see it. I who had never been away from the monotonous country surrounding us looked forward eagerly to seeing the mountains.
memories years serious-illness
I still have in my memory, almost agonizing impressions of a serious illness which I had when I was about eight years old. Those about me called it scarlet fever, and its very name seemed to have a diabolical quality.
fossils mystery study
Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.
men seems be-a-man
It seems to me that it will be very wearisome to be a man.
painting
Painting and music were the only things I worked at industriously and faithfully.
country home sight
Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, and a sight of the distant country.
past june self
I recall feeling an almost delicious terror when one day I found myself alone in the midst of tall June grasses that grew high as my head. But here the secret working of self consciousness is almost too entangled with the things of the past for me to explain it.
real giving darkness
But it is true that sometimes an enveloping darkness aids one to clearer vision; as in a panorama building, for example, where the obscurity about the entrance prepares one better for the climax, and gives the scene depicted a more real and vivid appearance.
museums remember periods
I do not exactly remember at what period I started my museum which absorbed so much of my time.
children mind happy-day
I am sure that the sad days and happenings were rare, and that I lived the joyous and careless life of other children; but just because the happy days were so habitual to me they made no impression upon my mind, and I can no longer recall them.
growing-up children men
Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had a terror of growing up, which became more and more accentuated as I grew older.
emotion force endeavor
My emotions lose their force when I endeavor to interpret them, and my words seem very inept.
istanbul names enchanting
Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me.