To fornicate is to aspire to enter into another; the artist never emerges from himself. - Charles Baudelaire

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To fornicate is to aspire to enter into another; the artist never emerges from himself.

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About Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.

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Pen Names: Pierre de Fayis
Alternative Names: Baudelaire • Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs • Charles Pierre Baudelaire • Charles-Pierre Baudelaire
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