Le malheur est que, parfois, des souhaits s'accomplissent, … - Marguerite Yourcenar

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Le malheur est que, parfois, des souhaits s'accomplissent, afin que se perpétue le supplice de l'espérance.

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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It is not that I despise men. If I did I should have no right, and no reason, to try to govern.

Se dice: loco de alegría. También podría decirse: cuerdo de dolor.

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The memory of most men is an abandoned cemetery where lie, unsung and unhonored, the dead whom they have ceased to cherish.

Le malheur est que, parfois, des souhaits s'accomplissent, afin que se perpétue le supplice de l'espérance. - Marguerite Yourcenar

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