A Quote by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
To write well is to think well, to feel well, and to render well; it is to possess at once intellect, soul, and taste.
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I'm funny with food, even if it's vegan. I like it well well, well, well done. I don't want anything there that reminds me of blood. I get mine extra well done. That way, when I look at it, I'm like, 'Okay, cool.'
And no renown can render you well-known:
For if you think that fame can lengthen life
By mortal famousness immortalized,
The day will come that takes your fame as well,
And there a second death for you awaits.
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