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“La parole humaine est comme un chaudron fêlé où nous battons des mélodies à faire danser les ours, quand on voudrait attendrir les étoiles.”

Original quote in French

Suggested translation

“Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap out tunes to make bears dance, when we would move the stars to pity.”

Flaubert

— Madame Bovary

“Betrayal is beautiful. It's the transition from night to day.”

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