“A Strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed to me but now I am almost ashamed of its complete egoism. I have known boredom, regret, and occasionally remorse, but never sorrow. Today it envelops me like a silken web, enervating and soft, and sets me apart from everybody else.”
― Bonjour tristesse
― Bonjour tristesse
“The only difference between a poison and a cure is dosage. Drink too much water and you will die. Inhale water and you will die as well. ···”
― Chemistry
― Chemistry
“I found myself both touched and irritated by the discovery that she was vulnerable.”
― Bonjour Tristesse
― Bonjour Tristesse
“If you ever fall in love, then may god grant you happiness with her! But I don't wish her anything because she will be happy with you.”
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“I suddenly felt that it made no difference to me whether the world existed or whether nothing existed anywhere at all.”
― The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
― The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
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