Quote #1
I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt.
More from Guy de Maupassant
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- I have come to the conclusion that the bed comprehends our whole life; for we were bom in it, we live in it, and we shall die in it.
- I took the book from him reverently, and I gazed at these forms incomprehensible to me, but which revealed the immortal thoughts of the gre…
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- Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.
- Legitimized love always despises its easygoing brother.
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- Let them respect my convictions, and I will respect theirs!