Century French Literature

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    “In French literature, you can choose “à la carte”; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal.”
    —José Bergamín (1895–1983)

    “Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    “Then a sentimental passion of a vegetable fashion must excite your
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    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “The desire to create literature leads to frights, grunts, and coy looks.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)