I don't think there's any intrinsic difference between a lover and a husband. ... If I were cynical, I would say that a woman should have both a good husband and a lover. But I'm not cynical so I'll just say that a woman should have a lover who's a good husband and a husband who's a good lover, perhaps both.

Marriage? It's like asparagus eaten with vinaigrette or hollandaise, a matter of taste but of no importance.

I like men to behave like men. I like them strong and childish.

The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read.

You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine.

When man, Apollo man, rockets into space, it isn't in order to find his brother, I'm quite sure of that. It's to confirm that he hasn't any brothers.

Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer because of it that increases.