“Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer from it that increases.”

“I have loved to the point of madness; that which is called madness, that which to me, is the only sensible way to love.”

“My love of pleasure seems to be the only consistent side of my character. Is it because I have not read enough?”

“For what are we looking for if not to please? I do not know if the desire to attract others comes from a superabundance of vitality, possessiveness, or the hidden, unspoken need to be reassured.”

“I did not find him absurd. I saw he was kind, that he was on the verge of real love. I thought it would be nice for me to be in love with him, too.”

“What you call types of mind are only mental ages.”

“The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you in love? What are you reading?”