Literary Anecdote of the Day
2006 July 27
Mrs. Macmillan, wife of the then Prime Minister of England: “And you, Madame de Gaulle, what do wish for most in life?”
Mme de Gaulle: “A penis.”
General de Gaulle (hurriedly): “I believe that is pronounced ‘happiness,’ my dear.”
From–
“We’ll Always Have Paris: Sex and Love in the City of Light” (John Baxter) (Harper Perennial, 2006)
