Danger arouses interest. Where death is involved, the vilest criminal invariably stirs a little compassion.

Show me the woman, however loyal, who does not seek to rouse desire.

Isn't it really quite extraordinary to see that, since man took his first step, no one has asked himself why he walks, how he walks, if he has ever walked, if he could walk better, what he achieves in walking .. questions that are tied to all the philosophical, psychological, and political systems which preoccupy the world.

The endless legacy of the past to the present is the secret source of human genius.

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.

Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness.

A husband and wife who have separate bedrooms have either drifted apart or found happiness.