The old Paris is no more (the form of a city changes faster, alas! than a mortal's heart). - Charles Baudelaire

Acel ce-şi strânge lacom iubita-n braţe pare
Un muribund ce-n taină mormântul şi-l dezmiardă.

As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of life and the ecstasy of life.

Plonger au fond du gouffre, Enfer ou Ciel, qu'importe? / Au fond de l'Inconnu pour trouver du NOUVEAU! (rough translation : Into the abyss — Heaven or Hell, what difference does it make? / To the depths of the Unknown to find the NEW!)