“Passions do less harm than boredom, because passions always tend to diminish, while boredom always tends to increase.” (Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly)

“The supreme seduction is not to express one’s feelings. It is to make one suspect them.” (Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly)

« This melancholy that women have who have sought happiness and found only love. » (Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly)

“We see into the hearts of women through the holes we make in their self-esteem.” (Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly)