Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850), was a French novelist. Balzac's work habits are legendarily intimidating - he wrote for up to 15 hours a day, fuelled by innumerable cups of black coffee. Because of this extraordinarily large output, many of the novels display minor imperfections and in some cases outright careless writing. "I liked the French writer Balzac a lot, read Luck and Leather [aka The Magic Skin], and Le Cousin Pons. Balzac was pretty funny. His philosophy is plain and simple, says basically that pure materialism is a recipe for madness. The only true knowledge for Balzac seems to be in superstition. Everything is subject to analysis. Horde your energy. Thatās the secret of life. You can learn a lot from Mr. B. Itās funny to have him as a companion. He wears a monkās robe and drinks endless cups of coffee. Too much sleep clogs up his mind. One of his teeth falls out, and he says, ćWhat does this mean?ä He questions everything. His clothes catch fire on a candle. He wonders if fire is a good sign. Balzac is hilarious."
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