We men are built like that, and it is very fortunate that the imagination lends so much poetry to the senses, and that the desires of the body make t… - Alexandre Dumas fils

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We men are built like that, and it is very fortunate that the imagination lends so much poetry to the senses, and that the desires of the body make thus much concession to the dreams of the soul.

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About Alexandre Dumas fils

Alexandre Dumas (July 27, 1824 – November 27, 1895) was a popular French novelist and playwright, best known for his novel and play, La Dame aux camélias. The word fils (son) is usually added to his name to distinguish him from his father, Alexandre Dumas, père.

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Native Name: Alexandre Dumas
Alternative Names: Alexandre Dumas son Alexandre Dumas Jr. Alexandre Dumas, fils Alexandre Dumas (fils) Alexandre Dumas the younger Dumas the younger Alexandre Dumas, the Younger Alexandre Dumas, Jr.

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"I think that every one whom you may ask how to write a play will reply, if he really can write one, that he doesn't know how it is done. It is a little as if you were to ask Romeo what he did to fall in love with Juliet and to make her love him; he would reply that he did not know, that it simply happened.

Well, my dear friend, if you want me to be quite frank, I'll own up that I don't know how to write a play. One day a long time ago, when I was scarcely out of school, I asked my father the same question. He answered: "It's very simple; the first act clear, the last act short, and all the acts interesting.

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