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“There are moments when, faced with our lack of success, I wonder whether we are failures, proud but impotent. One thing reassures me as to our value: the boredom that afflicts us. It is the hall-mark of quality in modern men.”

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Jules de Goncourt

Jules de Goncourt was a 19th-century French writer known for his delicate psychological descriptions and realistic style. His works deeply reflected the social changes of the time and the inner world of individuals. more

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