Famous quotes containing the words madame de and/or madame:
“Après nous le déluge.
[”After us, the flood.”]”
—Madame De Pompadour (1721–1764)
“My consolation is to think of the women I have known, now that there is no longer such thing as elegance. But how can people who contemplate these horrible creatures under their hats covered in pigeon-houses or gardens, how can they understand the charm of seeing Madame Swann wearing a simple mauve cap or a small hat surmounted by a straight iris?”
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)