By dint of railing at idiots, one runs the risk of becoming idiotic oneself
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A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man.Gustave Flaubert
Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.
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The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.
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A memory is a beautiful thing, it's almost a desire that you miss.
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Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings.
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The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest.
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