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On Earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it. — Jules Renard

Personal journal

On Earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

In the original French

Le paradis n'est pas sur la terre, mais il y en a des morceaux. Il y a sur la terre un paradis brisé.

Jules Renard
1896
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Personal journal
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1896
Person
Jules Renard
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Current citation
Renard, Jules. The Journal of Jules Renard, edited and translated by Louise Bogan and Elizabeth Roget. Tin House Books, 2017.
Original citation
Renard, Jules. Journal entry. Dec. 1896.

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