“Why does no one tell you that work, not love, is the real salvation? Because if we told young people how life really was, they would beat us with their fists and ask why we brought them into this world. [Édouard Manet]” LoveWorkMeaning Of Life Book:The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet Source: The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet
“...it is no great task to remember people--the challenge is in forgetting them and allowing one's self to -go on-. [Édouard Manet]” LifeRelationshipsForgettingRemembering Book:The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet Source: The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet
“...how it does rankle to be the 'old,' to be the one who is no longer courted. To be the one that no one tries any longer to please. [Édouard Manet]” Age Book:The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet Source: The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet
“Age is so misleading--you are the same on the inside as ever, only your outsides are different. Or, perhaps you have changed, but it is not like the younger self goes away--you just go on adding layers to the onion. [Édouard Manet]” Age Book:The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet Source: The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet