Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man,…

Guy de Maupassant
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Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl, or a stallholder in a market, it is always ourselves that we are describing.
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