“Dianzi, ne l’alba che procede al giorno,
quando l’anima tua dentro dormia”
― The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio
quando l’anima tua dentro dormia”
― The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio
“Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“I tell you solemnly, that I have many times tried to become an insect. But I was not equal even to that. I swear, gentlemen, that to be too conscious is an illness- a real thorough-going illness.”
― Notes from Underground
― Notes from Underground
“Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers."
(Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.)”
― Madame Bovary
(Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.)”
― Madame Bovary
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