Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at le… - Marguerite Yourcenar

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Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at least as much to the temple and to the accessories of the cult as to their goddess herself.

Marguerite Yourcenar

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Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8 1903 – December 17 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Marguerite Yourcenar. She was the first woman to be elected to the Académie française.

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Alternative Names: Yourcenar • Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour • Marguerite de Crayencour • Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour

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Any law too often subject to infraction is bad; it is the duty of the legislator to repeal or change it.

También conseguimos engañar a nuestra memoria. A fuerza de repetirnos lo que hubiéramos debido hacer, termina por parecernos imposible no haberlo hecho.

Any happiness is a masterpiece.

Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at least as much to the temple and to the accessories of the cult as to their goddess herself. - Marguerite Yourcenar

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