Edmond About

Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. ↗

— Edmond About

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But as the Pope has a long arm, which might reach me in France, I have gone a little out of the way to tell him the plain truths contained in these pages. ↗

— Edmond About

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I fight fairly, and in good faith. ↗

— Edmond About

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I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger. ↗

— Edmond About

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