The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.

I have a bad memory for facts.

Faith, I am no such fool; everyone for himself in this desert of selfishness which is called life.

To find love in Paris you must go down among those classes where the absence of education and of vanity, and the struggle for bare necessities, have allowed more energy to survive.

A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a question of pride.

If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.

The pleasures of love are always in proportion to our fears.