The blood of my motherland waters a magic plant that cures all ills. That plant is art, and sometimes art needs corruption as a kind of fertilizer

His mother was similarly accompliAlfred de Mussetd and her role as a society hostess - for example her drawing-room parties luncheons and dinners held in the Musset residence - left a lasting impression on young Alfred. By the time he reached the age of 20 his rising literary fame was already accompanied by a sulphurous reputation fed by his dandy side. Biography
Musset was born on 11 December 1810 in Paris.

Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (French pronunciation: ​[al. my'sɛ] ; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist poet and novelist. də.