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Re:Flaubert's letters are as hilarious and humane as his bes... by farialima on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @04:17AM (#38610876)
These letters are indeed jewels... There's one sentence in a letter to Louise Colet has marked my life:

L'avenir nous tourmente, le passé nous retient, c'est pour ça que le présent nous échappe

The future torments us, the past holds us back -- that’s why the present escapes us.

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