The greater a man's talents, the more marked his idiosyncracies. Yet in the provinces originality is considered perilously close to lunacy.
Honore de BalzacLove is not only a feeling, it is also an art. A simple word, a sensitive precaution, a mere nothing reveal to a woman the sublime artist who can touch her heart without withering it.
Honore de BalzacWisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.
Honore de BalzacAs soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to moveโฆsimiles arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle.
Honore de Balzac