always either on a peak of happiness or drowning in black waters of despair they loved or they loathed, they lived in a world of superlatives

always either on a peak of happiness or drowning in black waters of despair they loved or they loathed, they lived in a world of superlatives

The English lord marries for love, and is rather inclined to love where money is; he rarely marries in order to improve his coat of arms.

Most people like reading about what they already know - there is even a public for yesterday's weather.

Twice in her life she had mistaken something else for it; it was like seeing somebody in the street who you think is a friend, you whistle and wave and run after him, and it is not only not the friend, but not even very like him. A few minutes later the real friend appears in view, and then you can't imagine how you ever mistook that other person for him. Linda was now looking upon the authentic face of love, and she knew it, but it frightened her. That it should come so casually, so much by a series of accidents, was frightening.

In France that is the one rule, never make trouble.

I am sometimes bored by people, but never by life.