The denigration of those we love always detaches us from them in some degree. Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers. (Gustave Flaubert)

The denigration of those we love always detaches us from them in some degree. Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers.

Gustave Flaubert

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