[Great artists] do not copy what they see, but what they desire.
Yes I have loved, as no one on earth ever loved, with an insensate and furious love, so violent that I wonder it did not break my heart
It is gentle manners which prove so irresistible in women.
The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals
Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!
It is a difficult matter to gain the affection of a cat. He is a philosophical, methodical animal, tenacious of his own habits, fond of order and neatness, and disinclined to extravagant sentiment. He will be your friend, if he finds you worthy of friendship, but not your slave.