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Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day.
Marguerite Duras
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"Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day."
— Marguerite Duras

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Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day. — Marguerite Duras

About Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Duras was a Novelist from France (1914–1996).

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This quote is attributed to Marguerite Duras, a Novelist from France.
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Marguerite Duras lived from 1914 – 1996.