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Quotes from Le Nœud de vipères — François Mauriac

1885–1970 France

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The myth of Prometheus means that all the sorrows of the world have their seat in the liver. But it needs a brave man to face so humble a truth.

Le Nœud de vipères (1932)

One can touch a living soul through a curtain of vice and crime no matter how dense and dark: but vulgarity is an insurmountable barrier.

Le Nœud de vipères (1932)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: François Mauriac (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.