In “Pages from My Life,” the contemporary classic Françoise Sagan tells how her novels came into being, how they lived, and how she lived with them.
“Re-reading my books, I would sometimes plunge into the swamp of self-abasement, and sometimes float up into the clouds of self-satisfaction. Two involuntary movements of the soul which, fortunately, did not turn into either one position or another…
People said a lot of stupid things about me, but I thought it was better than having me portrayed in the kitchen. Quick driving, drinking whiskey, living a night life—this is natural to me. That’s why I decided to wear my legend like a veil.”