J'ai le coeur froid, les ailes rompues. je les ai fracassées, puis liées ensemble. sans vouloir comprendre, sans vouloir entendre. je me griffe les joues pour connaître cette vérité. pour savoir si je rêve ou s'il me faut avancer. pour raturer l'illusion de peur de trébucher. par crainte du néant et du vide qui ment. je crache l'acide de no

Concerning the large drawing room, this is the room where astor's family could entertain friends or artists, but also have dinner or party. in the mid-19th century, the room was removed by alour arnoult, who raised the ceiling because of the monumental chandelier with two tiers of lights and louis xvi crystal pendants. with two large mirrors, some

On the first floor are the bedrooms of mr. and mrs. astor. they are interesting because of their furnishings in 19the century fruit wood and a number of objects which contributed to mr. and mrs. astor’s ease and comfort, like a lot of mirrors, games, typical clothes and ornaments.

The library was the stydy of mr georges astor and his son, joseph-georges astor. adorned with family astor's portraits, this room shows us literary tastes of middle-class families : french novels, history's and low books. but in this room we can also learn a lot about astor's career. as a matter of fact, this room exhibits a lot of swords and offic

Je voudrais me dérober sous ses pas. sentir couler les étoiles et voir la nuit pâle s'emparer de cet idéal. que plus rien ne puisse dévorer la beauté de ces instants. des larmes plein les mains pour faire cracher le ciel, pour l'envelopper de cette rage passionnelle qui s'empare de mon être un peu plus chaque jour. qui frissonne et se jette

Les jours se succèdent et le regard reste vide. les yeux, rivés vers le plafond, ne perlent pas. le manque sommeille au plus profond de la chair. il y a des jours où l'absurdité se maquille, où les rêves de déploient comme de gigantesques artifices. quand plus rien ne paraît percer le mystère du néant. quand, dévorant de nos nouveaux hor

The smoking and billiard rooms are both the "gentlemen's area". as a matter of fact, men used to play billiard, and then they used to go at the smoking room to speak together, play the piano, laugh and smoke. given its particular function, this room countains a lot of special accessories, as : 2 objects in which men could put away their cigar, a ba

This room was designed by joseph astor, who commissioned his friend théophile deyrolle to create the decorative panels showing hunting trophies to whet his guests’ appetite - even if it doesn't whet us to eat anything ! on either side of the fireplace, we can also see two decorations created by a friend of the family, called henriette daux. more

This room was the manor's chapel. nowadays it houses a magnificient faiences' collection, realized by alfred beau. this breton artist was a genius ! as a matter of fact, he realized a lot of landscapes, historical scenes and floral designs, only with faience. but the most beautiful piece is a life-size faience cello. exhibited at the universal exhi

Il y a des maux qui ne s'effacent pas. il y a des souvenirs qui ne périssent pas. et pourtant je les ai enfouis au plus profond de ma chair, puis piétinés. liquéfiés. j'ai demandé à mes pensées de ne plus me brusquer, de laisser couler ce désespoir et ce manque, comme un long fleuve tranquille, comme un long ruissellement tranquille et sau