“People resent being shown that they don't approach the complexities of the problem - they don't know what exists beyond the surface ripples.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon
“She had made him possible. In that sense she was his god. Like God, she was neglected.”
― The Passion
― The Passion
“But it was above all at mealtimes that she could bear it no longer, in that little room on the ground floor, with the smoking stove, the creaking door, the oozing walls, the damp floor-tiles; all the bitterness of life seemed to be served to her on her plate, and, with the steam from the boiled beef, there rose from the depths of her soul other exhalations as it were of disgust.”
― Frau Bovary
― Frau Bovary
“Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers."
(Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.)”
― Madame Bovary
(Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.)”
― Madame Bovary
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