“One always hurries towards happiness, Monsieur Danglars, because when one has suffered much, one is at pains to believe in it.”

“We are always in a hurry to be happy...; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.”

“It was clear that Mme Danglars was suffering from one of those nervous irritations which women are often unable to explain even to themselves.”

“Sometimes one has suffered enough to have the right to never say: I am too happy.”

“A man is always in a hurry to be happy.”

“Monsieur Man-in-a-hurry, you can find me without running—ME, you understand?”

“......When one loves, one is only too ready to believe one's love returned.”