And taking her friendโs hand, she put it on her breast, on that firm round covering of a womanโs heart which the male often finds so satisfying that he makes no attempt to find what lies beneath it.
Guy de MaupassantYou've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.
Guy de MaupassantThe public is composed of numerous groups whose cry to us writers is: 'Comfort me.' 'Amuse me.' 'Touch my sympathies.' 'Make me sad.' 'Make me dream.' 'Make me laugh.' 'Make me shiver.' 'Make me weep.' 'Make me think.'
Guy de MaupassantWhether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl, or a stallholder in a market, it is always ourselves that we are describing.
Guy de Maupassant