Vanity, revenge, loneliness, boredom, all apply: lust is one of the least of the reasons for promiscuity.

One day you are an apprentice, and everybody's pet; the next, you are coldly expected to deliver. There is never sufficient warning that the second day is coming.

If your husband expects you to laugh, do so; if he expects you to cry, don't; if you don't know what he expects, what are you doing married?

Flesh goes on pleasuring us, and humiliating us, right to the end.

A woman's mink coat represents the sacrifice of a lot of little animals, including her husband.

In youth we are plagued by desire; in later years, by the desire to feel desire.

Many things can make you miserable for weeks; few can bring you a whole day of happiness.