"He could not understand that human language is like a cracked kettledrum on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, when what we long to do is make music that will move the stars to pity."
~Madame Bovary
BBC 7 Radio is running a dramatisation of Madame Bovary that's really good! Check it out here.
I love this quote. Thanks. It's been a long time since I read M.B.
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