The wise woman patterns her life on the theory and practice of modern banking. She never gives her love, but only lends it on the best security and at the highest rate of interest.

Love is when the desire to be desired takes you so badly, that you feel you could die of it!

[People] want me to finish things. But I see them in such a way and paint them accordingly. ... Nothing is simpler than to complete pictures in a superficial sense. Never does one lie so cleverly as then.

I don't belong to any school. I work in my corner. I admire Degas.

Of course one should not drink much, but often.

Marriage is a dinner that begins with dessert.

It is easy to finish things. Nothing is simpler. Never does one lie so cleverly as then.