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― The Red and the Black
― The Red and the Black
“Elle a toujours écrit en épurant de plus en plus : chaque fois un peu moins de mots et un peu plus de silences, un peu moins de cantabile et un peu plus de moderato. Elle a toujours vécu en ajoutant sans retrancher.»”
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― Les Fleurs du Mal
― Les Fleurs du Mal
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“L'étude du beau est un duel où l'artiste crie de frayeur avant d'être vaincu.”
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― Petits Poemes en prose
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