Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl, or a stallholder in a market, it is always ourselves that we are describing.
You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends. - Guy De Maupassant
You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.
- Guy De Maupassant
In fact living is dying. - Guy De Maupassant
In fact living is dying.
Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies. - Guy De Maupassant
Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.
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 h… - Guy De Maupassant
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 h…
Ale, not beer, in a pewter mug was comme il faut, the only thing for a gentleman of letters, worthy of the name, to drink. - Guy De Maupassant
Ale, not beer, in a pewter mug was comme il faut, the only thing for a gentleman of letters, worthy of the name, to drink.
The glasses were half full, which meant that the guests were completely so - Guy De Maupassant
The glasses were half full, which meant that the guests were completely so
I love the night passionately. I love it as I love my country, or my mistress, with an instinctive, deep, and unshakeable love. I love it with all my… - Guy De Maupassant
I love the night passionately. I love it as I love my country, or my mistress, with an instinctive, deep, and unshakeable love. I love it with all my…
To lie about a far country is easy - Guy De Maupassant
To lie about a far country is easy
We breathe love as we breathe air; we hold it in ourselves as we hold our thoughts. Nothing more exists for us. - Guy De Maupassant
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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