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If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.

Muriel Barbery

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Muriel Barbery
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 28
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
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Pastries . . . can only be appreciated to the full extent of their subtlety when they are not eaten to assuage our hunger, when the orgy of their sugary sweetness is not destined to full some primary need but to coat our palate with all the benevolence of the world.
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I may know that the world is an ugly place, I still don't want to see it.
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Live or die: mere consequences of what you have built. What matters is building well.
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When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.
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A man who farts in bed . . . is a man who loves life.
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... they have never seen you ... I would recognize you anywhere.
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But the world, in its present state, is no place for princesses.
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What is writing, no matter how lavish the pieces, if it says nothing of the truth, cares little for the heart, and is merely subservient to the pleasure of showing one's brilliance.
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