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Tasting is an act of pleasure and writing about that pleasure is an artistic gesture, but the only true work of art, in the end, is another person's feast.

Muriel Barbery

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Muriel Barbery
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 28
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But the world, in its present state, is no place for princesses.
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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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If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.
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If you want to heal Heal others And smile or weep At this very happy reversal of fate
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I belong to the 8% of the world population who calm their apprehension by drowning it in numbers.
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