A woman in the depths of despair proves so persuasive that she wrenches the forgiveness lurking deep in the heart of her lover. This is all the more true when that woman is young, pretty, and so decollete as to emerge from the neck of her gown in the costume of Eve.

Sometimes, one gesture comprises an entire drama, the accent of one word ruins an entire existence, and the indifference of one glance kills the happiest passion.

God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.

Pure herring oil is the port wine of English cats

The woman who is about to deceive her husband always carefully thinks out how she is going to act, but she is never logical.

Handsome widows, after a twelve-month, enjoy a latitude and longitude without limit.

My writing table has seen all my wretchedness, knows all my plans, has overheard all my thoughts.