Creole women take after Europe in their intelligence, after the Tropics in the illogical violence of their passions, and after the Indies in the apathetic indolence with which they commit or suffer good and evil.

Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty once again. Millions of human beings have perished without being able to make any of these systems triumph.

Woman is stronger by virtue of her feelings than man by virtue of his power.

It is as easy to dream a book as it is hard to write one.

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.

If we all said to people's faces what we say behind one another's backs, society would be impossible.

Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.