Of women, the most we can say, not being Frenchmen, is that they are burrowing animals.

Of women, the most we can say, not being Frenchmen, is that they are burrowing animals.

The heaviest impact of the work of art is in the guts. Art does not reason. It manhandles you and changes you.

All culture corrupts, but French culture corrupts absolutely.

Guilt always hurries towards its complement, punishment: only there does its satisfaction lie.

Love is like trench warfare - you cannot see the enemy, but you know he is there and that it is wiser to keep your head down.

It only takes one match to ignite a haystack, or one remark to fire a mind.