“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”

“It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.”

“The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.”

“First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.”

“Wicked people means people who have no love: therefore, they have no shame. They have the power to ask love because the don't need it: they have the power to offer it because they have none to give.”

“The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post.”

“Only in books has mankind known perfect truth, love and beauty.”