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“For pain is perhaps but a violent pleasure? Who could determine the point where pleasure becomes pain, where pain is still a pleasure? Is not the utmost brightness of the ideal world soothing to us, while the lightest shadows of the physical world annoy?”

Quote by Honore de Balzac

Book:The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin

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The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin

This narrative delves into the mystical world where the skin of a wild ass holds extraordinary magical properties, intertwining the lives of its characters with its enigmatic powers. more

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Honore de Balzac

French novelist born on May 20, 1799, and died on August 18, 1850. Honore de Balzac is renowned for his profound insight and criticism of 19th-century French society, hailed as the 'father of modern fiction'. more

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Book:A Casual Commentary

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