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Quotation from Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac
“Life cannot go on without much forgetting”
Cousin Betty, Final chapter, the Baron's apparent reform, trans. James Waring
The family praises the reformed Baron and forgets the deaths of his uncle and brother; the remark prepares the last relapse.
Citation: "Life cannot go on without much forgetting" — Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Betty, Final chapter, the Baron's apparent reform, trans. James Waring. (id cousin-betty-q7)
