"What a splendid occupation to prepare a secret for oneself, how seductive to enjoy it, and yet at times how precariou…"

"When memory is refreshed again and again, it enriches the soul with a mass of details that distract recollection."

"When I now think of this, it seems almost absurd to me that five such people planned a banquet. Most likely nothing w…"

"How rich is language in the service of desire in comparison with language when it describes actuality."

"if love is ludicrous, it is just as ludicrous whether I find a princess or a servant girl"

"What a strange invention is marriage! Is it something pagan or something Christian, or something sacred or something …"

"I shall speak in praise of woman. Just as the person who is supposed to talk about the divine must be inspired by the…"

"He jumped in through the window, and just as he was jumping out, the others, who had been looking at him, were standi…"

"My dear reader, if you do not have the time and opportunity to take a dozen years of your life to travel around the w…"

"Such works are mirrors: when an ape looks in, no apostle can look out. (p. 8)"