Gustave FlaubertThere is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it
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There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it. Laurence Sterne's "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" (1759) is one of the most beautiful novels ever written. Not only does the book contain an astonishing amount of linguistic invention, but its characters combine wit and wisdom to make moments of truth.
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