She was cold by nature, self-love predominating over passion; rather than being virtuous, she preferred to have her pleasures all to herself.

One forges one's style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.

The word realist means nothing to me, because I would subordinate reality to temperament. Give me what is true and I applaud; but give me what is individual and alive and I applaud even more.

Oh, the fools, like a lot of good little schoolboys, scared to death of anything they've been taught is wrong!

An entire lifetime would not be long enough for you to exhaust the glance of the young harvest-girl.

Man's highest duty is to protect animals from cruelty.

The camembert with its venison scent defeats the Marolles and Limbourg dull smells; It spreads its exhalation, smothering the other scents under its surprising breath abundance.