How did you get back?' asked Vautrin. 'I walked,' replied Eugene. 'I wouldn't like half-pleasures, myself,' observed the tempter. 'I'd want to go there in my own carriage, have my own box, and come back in comfort. All or nothing, that's my motto.' 'And a very good one,' said Madame Vauquer.
Honore de BalzacWomen? In order to realize how far these charming creatures we idealize can carry their cruelty, we must see them among themselves!
Honore de BalzacEverybody all over the world takes a wife's estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.
Honore de Balzac