It would be bad form for me to describe people I don't know and don't understand.

My love of pleasure seems to be the only consistent side of my character. Is it because I have not read enough?

Illness is the opposite of freedom. It makes everything impossible.

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.

In love, as in finance, only the rich can get credit.

Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life.

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