Nothing specific stood out against the vast background of the future that she thus evoked: the days were all of them splendid, and as alike as the waves of the sea; and the whole thing hovered on the horizon, infinite, harmonious, blue and sparkling in the sun.
(Madame Bovary, 1856)
Gustave Flaubert
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One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels. Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying. If you knew all the dreams I've dreamed!
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