"Le mal se fait sans effort, naturellement, par fatalité; le bien est toujours le produit d'un art."
— Charles Baudelaire

January 1, 1970

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Evil happens without effort, naturally, inevitably; good is always the product of skill. — XI: "Éloge du maquillage"