I love you so passionately, that I hide a great part of my love, so as not to oppress you with it.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SevigneWe must always live in hope; without that consolation there would be no living.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SevigneReason bears disgrace, courage combats it, patience surmounts it.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne