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“Life is like a train, mademoiselle: it goes on and it is a good thing that it is so… because the train gets to its journeys and it lasts.” — Chapter 36

“A mirror shows the truth, but everyone stands in a different place for looking into the mirror... one stands at a different angle for looking into the mirror, but it is the same mirror and the same things are reflected there.” — chapter 32

“Men are foolish, are they not, mademoiselle? To eat. To drink. To breath the good air. It is a very pleasant thing, mademoiselle. One is foolish to leave all that simple because one has no money or because the heart aches.” — chapter 28