Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty. — Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty. — Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty. — Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty. — Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty. — Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty.

— Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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