And I’m back to posting quotes. “Another thirst had come upon him: the thirst for women, for luxury, for everything that life in Paris implies.” — Flaubert, L’Éducation sentimentale.

They don’t make galleries like this one anymore. The magnificent ceilings, decorated to hell — the pillars standing there as if there is nothing excessive about them, even though there clearly is — the side-to-side paintings, selected to perfectly create the best mood — the elegant old-fashioned lighting instead of modern, cheap, fluorescent ones. I [...]