Honoré de Balzac Quote

I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success with some young, witty, and gracious lady of high degree.


The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin (ed. The Floating Press, 2011) - ISBN: 9781775453567


I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success...

I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success...

I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success...

I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success...