"A Strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed to me but now I am almost ashamed of it's complete egoism. I have known boredom, regret, and occasionally remorse, but never sorrow. Today it envelops me like a silken web, enervating and soft, and sets me apart from everybody else."

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Source: FRANCOISE SAGAN (1955). “BONOUR TRISTESSE”

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Francoise Sagan was a French novelist and playwright known for her exploration of love and existential themes, particularly in her acclaimed work 'Bonjour Tristesse.'

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