With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of a courtesan; it may be so, but I have the heart of a King. I live free, I enjoy myself, I can call myself happy.

The best thing for a man to do is to be born and, being born, to die at once.

Anger represents a certain power, when a great mind, prevented from executing its own generous desires, is moved by it.

Desire is poison at lunch and wormwood at dinner; your bed is a stone, friendship is hateful and your fancy is always fixed on one thing.

Life is a toy made of glass; it appears to be of inestimable price, but in reality it is very cheap.

Love doesn't hide. It stays and fights. It goes the distance, that's why love is so strong. So it can carry you all the way home.

What evil is there in seeing a man possess a woman? Why, the beasts would be more free than we!