She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.

Hesitation of any kind is a sign of mental decay in the young, of physical weakness in the old.

A live unexamined isn't worth living. I will add, "A life unlived isn't worth examining.

One does not see anything until one sees its beauty.

Hearts Live By Being Wounded

The only thing I can't resist is temptation.

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation of the extraordinary amount of suffering that there is in the world.