A man enjoys the happiness he feels, a woman the happiness she gives.

You may conquer her love of God: you will never overcome her fear of the devil.

...it is not for the illusion of a moment to govern the choice of a lifetime.

Humanity is not perfect in any fashion; no more in the case of evil than in that of good. The criminal has his virtues, just as the honest man has his weaknesses.

When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal.

All publicity is good publicity.

It was there, in particular, that I confirmed the truth that love, which we cry up as the source of our pleasures, is nothing more than an excuse for them.