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Quotation from Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac
“The true physician, madame, is in love with his science”
Cousin Betty, Bianchon's visit to the Hulots during the final illness, trans. James Waring
Bianchon explains to Hortense the 'scientific rapture' that sustains a doctor studying a rare fatal disease, just before he reveals that his patients are Crevel and Valérie.
Citation: "The true physician, madame, is in love with his science" — Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Betty, Bianchon's visit to the Hulots during the final illness, trans. James Waring. (id cousin-betty-q2)
