Famous quotes containing the words grand, duke and/or henri:
“No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (18961940)
“Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?”
—Vernon Duke (19031969)
“I used to think of death ... like I suppose soldiers think of it: it was a possible thing that I could well avoid by my skill.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (17831842)