Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

When I start a book, it’s every day. There is no Saturday, no Sunday. It’s every day, because if I stop one day, I’m afraid of losing the book and losing the energy.

– Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

My mother taught us to sell food in the market so we could pay for school. I would get up at 4:30 A.M. and start selling bread and cheese before going to class. School cost $65. The average salary was $125 a year, and with 10 kids, how are you going to pay for that?