“True love is mixed up with birdlike squabbles, in which the disputants wound each other to the quick; but a quarrel without animus is, on the contrary, apiece of flattery to the dupe's conceit.”
Quote by Honore de Balzac
Work
Poor Relations: Cousin Betty and Cousin Pons
This book delves into the complexities of kinship and societal expectations, following the intertwined lives of Cousin Betty and Cousin Pons as they confront the challenges of their respective social standings and family dynamics. more
Author
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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