François Charles Mauriac was a French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, and journalist, a member of the Académie française, and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1958. Wikipedia Born : October 11, 1885, Bordeaux, France Died : September 1, 1970, Paris, France Spouse : Jeanne Lafon (m. 1913–1970) Children : Claude Mauriac , Claire Mauriac , Luce Mauriac , Jean Mauriac Quotes No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others. Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread. François Mauriac, The Art of Fiction No. 2 “Every novelist ought to invent his own technique, that is the fact of the matter. Every novel worthy o...