"One attacks those who possess things that one does not possess. The attack is all the more savage because the one who attacks is destitute and the one who is attacked is well provided. The one who attacks always considers himself to be in the position of legitimate offense."

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Source : Adrienne Monnier (1976). “The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier”, p.371, U of Nebraska Press

Adrienne Monnier

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