She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays, the vague "she” of all the poetry books. (Gustave Flaubert)

She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays, the vague "she” of all the poetry books.

Gustave Flaubert

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