Le pire n'est pas que l'on se brûle, mais que le feu s'étei… - Natalie Clifford Barney

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Le pire n'est pas que l'on se brûle, mais que le feu s'éteint.

Natalie Clifford Barney

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Natalie Clifford Barney (31 October 1876 – 2 February 1972) was an American poet, memoirist, and epigrammatist, most of whose life was spent in France. Almost all of her books were written in the language of her adopted country.

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When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks.

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The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight.

Le pire n'est pas que l'on se brûle, mais que le feu s'éteint. - Natalie Clifford Barney

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