When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal.
Pierre Choderlos de LaclosI willingly allow that money does not guarantee happiness; but it must also be allowed that it makes happiness a great deal easier to achieve.
Pierre Choderlos de LaclosIt has become necessary for me to have this woman, so as to save myself from the ridicule of being in love with her: for to what lengths will a man not be driven by thwarted desire?
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos