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Sainte-Beuve

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French literary critic who told George Sand that love is defined by tears, stating 'when you cry, you love.'

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"The only one who didn't hit me with any nonsense was Sainte-Beuve. When I asked him what love is, he said - 'Tears, when you cry, you love.' Yes, my friend, I love. I love, I will die of love, unless God works a miracle and saves me."
Diary entry of George Sand on 28th of November, 1834 · u/clydethefrog · ↑32 · 2022-11-28
"The only one who didn't hit me with any nonsense was Sainte-Beuve. When I asked him what love is, he said - 'Tears, when you cry, you love.'"
Diary entry of George Sand on 28th of November, 1834 · u/clydethefrog · ↑32 · 2022-11-28
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