Once she has committed sin, there is nothing left for the Protestant woman, whereas the Catholic Church, hope of forgiveness makes a woman sublime.

In the medical profession a horse and carriage are more necessary than any scientific knowledge.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

Grief ennobles the commonest people because it has its own essential grandeur. To shine with the luster of grief, a person need only be sincere.

I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success with some young, witty, and gracious lady of high degree.

No woman allows her lover to descend from his pedestal. Even a god is not forgiven the slightest pettiness.

You cannot pluck love out of your heart as you would pull a tooth.