“In love, one always begins in deceiving oneself, and one always ends in deceiving others.”

“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.”

“Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.”

“Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.Just as vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.And falsehoods the truths of other people.Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself.To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”

“The secret to life is to enjoy the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived.”

“When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring.”