Nothing is irredeemably ugly but sin.

A Creole woman is like a child, she wants to possess everything immediately; like a child, she would set fire to a house in order to fry an egg. In her languor, she thinks of nothing; when passionately aroused, she thinks of any act possible or impossible.

Inspiration is the opportunity of genius.

A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.

Nothing is irredeemably ugly but sin.

A great writer is nothing less than a martyr who does not die.

Nature endows woman alternately with a particular strength which helps her to suffer and a weakness which counsels her to be resigned.