Sometimes, the unnecessary is necessary.

Each of us has heaven and hell in him.

Love is like a war; easy to start but hard to end and you never know where it might take you.

I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must lose? Every moment that passes takes something from me and gives something to it. Oh, if it were only the other way! If the picture could change, and I could be always what I am now! Why did you paint it? It will mock me some day—mock me horribly!

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.

To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.