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“You are not your sister,” says Kakuro, looking me straight in the eyes.”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

“Let me tell you: at that price, I would have preferred a year’s subscription to McDonald’s. At least it’s in bad taste without being pretentious.”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

“if there is one thing that poor people despise, it is other poor people.”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

“When did I first experience the exquisite sense of surrender that is possible only with another person? The peace of mind one experiences on one’s own, one’s certainty of self in the serenity of solitude, are nothing in comparison to the release and openness and fluency one shares with another, in close companionship . . . When did I first feel so blissfully relaxed in the presence of a man? Today is the first time.”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog