I used to think of deathlike I suppose soldiers think of it: it was a possible thing that I could well avoid by my skill.

A good book is an event in my life.

I used to think of deathlike I suppose soldiers think of it: it was a possible thing that I could well avoid by my skill.

I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction," said Mathilde. "It is the only thing which cannot be bought.

On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul.

Every true passion thinks only of itself.

But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.