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I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt.

Guy de Maupassant

Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.
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Existence Life Memories Ourselves Perfection Universe
The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary.
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Betrayal Finding Ignorance Obstacle Secret
The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.
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Difficult Genius Simplicity Woman Wonderful
We breathe love as we breathe air; we hold it in ourselves as we hold our thoughts. Nothing more exists for us.
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Anand Thakur
The bed comprehends our whole life, for we were born in it, we live in it, and we shall die in it
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Bed Born Death Life
Broad daylight does not encourage the apprehension of horror.
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Encouragement Horror
Since governments take the right of death over their people, it is not astonishing if the people should sometimes take the right of death over governments.
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Astonishment Death Government People Right
Those men, those of former times, had soul and eyes that in no way resemble ours, and in their veins, along with their blood, flowed something that has disappeared: love and admiration for the Beautiful.
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Admire Beautiful Blood Eyes Love Man Soul Time
The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity.
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Artist Greatness Humanity Personal Vision
History, that excitable and unreliable old lady.
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Excitement History Lady Old
Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.
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Anguish Desire Enemy Man
You must render: never report.
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Report Yourself
A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.
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Kiss Law Oneself Steal Worth
Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It’s the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all.
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Art Boredom Conversation Fascinate Interest
Of all the passions, the only one that seems respectable to me is the passion for food
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Food Myself Passion Respect
There is only one good thing in life, and that is love. And how you misunderstand it! how you spoil it! You treat it as something solemn like a sacrament, or something to be bought, like a dress.
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Goodness Life Love Misunderstand Treat Yourself

I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt.

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