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Quotation from Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac

“Lisbeth, I know there is another life”

Honoré de Balzac (spoken by Valérie Marneffe)

Cousin Betty, Valérie's deathbed, trans. James Waring

Disfigured and dying, Valérie tells Lisbeth that fear of judgment outweighs her bodily pain and urges her friend to give up revenge.

Citation: "Lisbeth, I know there is another life" — Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Betty, Valérie's deathbed, trans. James Waring. (id cousin-betty-q4)

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