erotic, reckless, fatalistic love affair

All men are liars, fickle, chatterers, hypocrites, proud or cowardly, despicable, sensual; all women faithless, deceitful, vain, inquisitive and depraved. The world is only a bottomless cesspool, where shapeless monsters climb and writhe on mountains of slime. But there is in the world a thing holy and sublime — the union of two of these beings, imperfect and frightful as they are. -Alfred de Musset




Recently, I came across the writer George Sand (a french woman) who is known for her rebellious attitude toward traditional female norms. For instance, she was known to dress in mens clothing and frequently expressed marriage as an agent of female oppression.

In spite of her radical forward looking views of the time, she was still a master seducer. Actually, my first run-in with her was in Robert Greene’s “The Art of Seduction”. I happened to browse through Netflix one night to quench my thirst for an erotic, reckless, fatalistic love affair and found this movie “Children of the Century”. Alfred de Musset’s (a french poet) take on the relationship.

I love French films!! What I love even more is someone who can formulate how something so vile can simultaneously be so beautiful. Sand an Musset’s relationship does this extremely well and above is a quote of Musset’s that expresses the idea in words.

(starting to appreciate French literature)