Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote

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"La vie est faite de marbre et de boue"

Translations

“Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for...”

Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.”

“We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep”

“Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.”

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