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21 " author Véronique Vienne recalled how she had to work hard to adapt to the mandated cheerfulness of American culture when she moved from France to the States; she practiced her smile in the mirror, trying her best to look like “Miss Congenial ity,” before concluding that “in this country, the obligation we feel to conform to exalted standards of happiness can be pure misery. "
― Debra Ollivier , What French Women Know About Love, Sex and Other Matters of the Heart and Mind
22 " As soon as you notice your first wrinkle and your first white hair, sigh with ease. You are well on your way to becoming who you always wanted to be.” VÉRONIQUE VIENNE "
― Debra Ollivier , Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl
23 " She is able to draw the line between who she is and who she is not on every level, so she is able to discriminate without ambivalence—whether it’s about a skirt or a man that simply isn’t right for her life. It also makes it easy for her to ignore the pressure to be all things to all people, and to appreciate the company of herself—with a book, a glass of wine "
24 " You have to love men a lot,” she once wrote. “A lot, a lot. You have to love men a lot. Otherwise they are simply unbearable. "