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Nothing is real but dreams and love.

— Anna de Noailles Le Cœur innombrable (1901)

Il n'est rien de réel que la rêve et l'amour.

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Take each other, leave each other, seek each other in turn:
Nothing is real but dreams and love.

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We women love more bitterly than we hate.

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Pride is the constant enemy of love.

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Stars that behold our world upon its way,
Pure legions camped upon the plains of night,
Mute watchful hosts of heaven, what must you say
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