The unfortunate thing is that, because wishes sometimes com… - Marguerite Yourcenar

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The unfortunate thing is that, because wishes sometimes come true, the agony of hoping is perpetuated.

Marguerite Yourcenar

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About Marguerite Yourcenar

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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Nous nous croyons purs tant que nous méprisons ce que nous ne désirons pas.

Il nostro errore più grave è quello di cercare di destare in ciascuno proprio quelle qualità che non possiede, trascurando di coltivare quelle che ha.

La mémoire de la plupart des hommes est un cimetière abandonné, où gisent sans honneurs des morts qu'ils ont cessé de chérir.

The unfortunate thing is that, because wishes sometimes come true, the agony of hoping is perpetuated. - Marguerite Yourcenar

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