Quote by: Marguerite Yourcenar

Tout bonheur est un chef-d'oeuvre: la moindre erreur le fausse, la moindre hésitation l'altère, la moindre lourder le dépare, la moindre sottise l'abêtit.


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  • NameMarguerite Yourcenar
  • Descriptionwriter
  • BornJune 8, 1903
  • DiedDecember 17, 1987
  • CountryFrance; United States Of America; Belgium
  • ProfessionWriter; Translator; Poet; Novelist; Essayist
  • WorksMemoirs Of Hadrian; The Abyss
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour; Prix Femina; Erasmus Prize; Prince Pierre Foundation