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Nicolas Delmar
Serge is an eccentric painter who lives in Paris. Delmar introduces Sasha to him one day as a way of helping her make friends to distract her from her sorrow and loneliness. The three of them have a nice time in Serge’s apartment, but Sasha unexpectedly starts crying while watching Serge dance. She feels ridiculous for breaking into tears, but Serge assures her that it’s very natural to cry. Sasha feels a strong sense of connection with Serge, but their rapport shifts once they start talking about the prospect of Sasha buying one of his paintings. Suddenly, Serge starts to act very businesslike, and it becomes unclear if he really wanted to befriend Sasha or if he just wanted her to buy his art.
Serge Quotes in Good Morning, Midnight
The Good Morning, Midnight quotes below are all either spoken by Serge or refer to Serge. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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I have an irresistible longing for a long, strong drink to make me forget that once again I have given damnable human beings the right to pity me and laugh at me.
I say in a loud, aggressive voice: ‘Go out and get a bottle of brandy,’ take money out of my bag and offer it to him.
This is where he starts getting hold of me, Serge. He doesn’t accept the money or refuse it—he ignores it. He blots out what I have said and the way I said it. He ignores it as if it had never been, and I know that, for him, it has never been.
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All his charm and ease of manner have gone. He looks anxious and surly. I say awkwardly: ‘I don’t think it at all too much. But I haven’t got the money….’
Before I can get any further he bursts into a shout of laughter, ‘What did I tell you?’ he says to Delmar.
‘But have it, take it, all the same. I like you. I'll give it you as a present.’
‘No, no. All I meant was that I can't pay you now.’
‘Oh, that’s all right. You can send me the money from London. I’ll tell you what you can do for me—you can find some other idiots who'll buy my pictures.’
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Serge Quotes in Good Morning, Midnight
The Good Morning, Midnight quotes below are all either spoken by Serge or refer to Serge. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part Two
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I have an irresistible longing for a long, strong drink to make me forget that once again I have given damnable human beings the right to pity me and laugh at me.
I say in a loud, aggressive voice: ‘Go out and get a bottle of brandy,’ take money out of my bag and offer it to him.
This is where he starts getting hold of me, Serge. He doesn’t accept the money or refuse it—he ignores it. He blots out what I have said and the way I said it. He ignores it as if it had never been, and I know that, for him, it has never been.
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All his charm and ease of manner have gone. He looks anxious and surly. I say awkwardly: ‘I don’t think it at all too much. But I haven’t got the money….’
Before I can get any further he bursts into a shout of laughter, ‘What did I tell you?’ he says to Delmar.
‘But have it, take it, all the same. I like you. I'll give it you as a present.’
‘No, no. All I meant was that I can't pay you now.’
‘Oh, that’s all right. You can send me the money from London. I’ll tell you what you can do for me—you can find some other idiots who'll buy my pictures.’
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