The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

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In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to...

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to...

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments...

There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments...

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets...

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets...

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down...

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down...

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

And what a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.

And what a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I...

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I...

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be...

You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be...

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent...

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent...