I was thinking that I should be content to kiss him until the break of day. Bertrand ran out of kisses too soon; desire made them superfluous in his eyes. They were only a stage on the road to pleasure, not something inexhaustible and self-sufficient, as Luc had revealed them to me.

There is a certain age when a woman must be beautiful to be loved, and then there comes a time when she must be loved to be beautiful.

happiness has always seemed to me a great achievement.

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

All my life, I will continue obstinately to write about love, solitude and passion among the kind of people I know. The rest don't interest me.

I think the best way to waste time is to try to save time.

Love is worth whatever it costs.