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Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes

Any happiness is a masterpiece Picture Quote #1

Books are not life, only its ashes Picture Quote #1

We say: mad with joy. We should say: wise with grief Picture Quote #1

Everything is too far away in the past, or mysteriously too close Picture Quote #1

All happiness is a form of innocence Picture Quote #1

Morals are a matter of private agreement; decency is of public concern Picture Quote #1

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One must not fear the words anymore when one consented to the things Picture Quote #1

If I make it, I will carry a pencil instead of the ritual sword Picture Quote #1

A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes has the misfortune of getting into print Picture Quote #1

Every invalid is a prisoner Picture Quote #1

Nothing is slower than the true birth of a man Picture Quote #1

Little soul, gentle and drifting, guest and companion of my body, now you will dwell below in pallid places, stark and bare; there you will abandon your play of yore. But one moment still, let us gaze together on these familiar shores, on these objects which doubtless we shall not see again... Let us try, if we can, to enter into death with open eyes Picture Quote #1

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Our true birthplace is that in which we cast for the first time an intelligent eye on ourselves. My first homelands were my books Picture Quote #1

The mask, given time, comes to be the face itself Picture Quote #1

One reads thousands of books, of poets, modern and ancient, as one meets thousands of people. What remains of it all is hard to tell Picture Quote #1

It is not difficult to nourish admirable thoughts when the stars are present Picture Quote #1

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Any happiness is a masterpiece (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) Books are not life, only its ashes (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) We say: mad with joy. We should say: wise with grief (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) Everything is too far away in the past, or mysteriously too close (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) All happiness is a form of innocence (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) Morals are a matter of private agreement; decency is of public concern (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) One must not fear the words anymore when one consented to the things (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) If I make it, I will carry a pencil instead of the ritual sword (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes has the misfortune of getting into print (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) Every invalid is a prisoner (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) Nothing is slower than the true birth of a man (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) Little soul, gentle and drifting, guest and companion of my body, now you will dwell below in pallid places, stark and bare; there you will abandon your play of yore. But one moment still, let us gaze together on these familiar shores, on these objects which doubtless we shall not see again... Let us try, if we can, to enter into death with open eyes (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) Our true birthplace is that in which we cast for the first time an intelligent eye on ourselves. My first homelands were my books (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) The mask, given time, comes to be the face itself (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) One reads thousands of books, of poets, modern and ancient, as one meets thousands of people. What remains of it all is hard to tell (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes) It is not difficult to nourish admirable thoughts when the stars are present (Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes)