The beginning of a novel: start a subject, no matter where,… - Charles Baudelaire

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The beginning of a novel: start a subject, no matter where, and to have the desire to finish, start with very beautiful phrases.

Charles Baudelaire

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

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Alternative Names: Baudelaire • Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs • Charles Pierre Baudelaire • Charles-Pierre Baudelaire

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This is what a girl really is. A little fool, a little slut; the greatest idiocy united with the greatest depravity.

The beginning of a novel: start a subject, no matter where, and to have the desire to finish, start with very beautiful phrases. - Charles Baudelaire

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