Honoré de Balzac Quote

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.


Honorine (1845), translated by Clara Bell

Honorine


A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.