I did not find him absurd. I saw he was kind, that he was on the verge of real love. I thought it would be nice for me to be in love with him, too.

It isn't common sense that is paramount in this world, it's wishful thinking.

Passion is the salt of life, and that at the times when we are under its spell this salt is indispensable to us, even if we have got along very well without it before.

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.

I have loved to the point of madness; That which is called madness, That which to me, Is the only sensible way to love.

Art must take reality by surprise.

Love lasts about seven years. That's how long it takes for the cells of the body to totally replace themselves.