A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists.
Honore de BalzacNobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.
Honore de BalzacA young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.
Honore de Balzac