Quote by: Amelie Nothomb

What is a flower? A giant sexual organ in its Sunday best. The truth has been known for a long time, yet, over-aged adolescents that we are, we persist in speaking sentimental drives about the delicacy of flowers. We construct idiotic phrases like "So-and-so is in the flower of his youth", which is as absurd as saying "in the vagina of his youth".


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Author Bio


  • NameAmelie Nothomb
  • DescriptionBelgian author
  • AliasesFabienne Nothomb; Fabienne Claire Nothomb; Amelie Nothomb
  • BornJuly 9, 1966
  • CountryBelgium
  • ProfessionWriter; Autobiographer
  • WorksAmélie Nothomb
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The Crown; Grand Prix Du Roman De L'Académie Française