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“There's a point of poverty at which the spirit isn't with the body all the time. It finds the body really too unbearable. So it's almost as if you were talking to the soul itself. And a soul's not properly responsible.”

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Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Louis-Ferdinand Celine

Louis-Ferdinand Celine was a French novelist known for his unique literary style and profound criticism of modern society. His works often explore the absurdity and loneliness of human existence through satire and humor. more

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