Stendhal Quote

A novel is a mirror that strolls along a highway. Now it reflects the blue of the skies, now the mud puddles underfoot.


Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black)(1830)


A novel is a mirror that strolls along a highway. Now it reflects the blue of the skies, now the mud puddles underfoot.

A novel is a mirror that strolls along a highway. Now it reflects the blue of the skies, now the mud puddles underfoot.

A novel is a mirror that strolls along a highway. Now it reflects the blue of the skies, now the mud puddles underfoot.

A novel is a mirror that strolls along a highway. Now it reflects the blue of the skies, now the mud puddles underfoot.