I go from exasperation to a state of collapse, then I recover and go from prostration to Fury, so that my average state is one of being annoyed. (Gustave Flaubert)

I go from exasperation to a state of collapse, then I recover and go from prostration to Fury, so that my average state is one of being annoyed.

Gustave Flaubert

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