## Metadata * Author: [[Lesley Blume]] * ASIN: B011H55QX2 * ISBN: 0544276000 * Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011H55QX2 ## Highlights The novel reveals a world where people aim to please themselves—even if their actions don’t bring them much pleasure. — location: [245](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B011H55QX2&location=245) ^ref-5102 --- 74 rue du Cardinal Lemoine — location: [600](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B011H55QX2&location=600) ^ref-3904 --- Paris was torture for a hungry man, — location: [1070](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B011H55QX2&location=1070) ^ref-28408 --- He could no longer rely on naïve giddiness to propel him; — location: [1133](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B011H55QX2&location=1133) ^ref-24314 --- “There is a security in having a sweetheart with a husband,” — location: [1235](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B011H55QX2&location=1235) ^ref-29506 --- “There are two versions of life: one is turn the other cheek and the other is destroy the enemy,” — location: [3175](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B011H55QX2&location=3175) ^ref-63366 ---