“Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is by far the best ending for one.”

“For romantic young people like he is, the world always looks best at a distance; and a prison where one's allowed to order one's own dinner is not at all bad.”

“Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.”

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

“An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship. It starts in the right manner.”

“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.”

“Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.”