That's the way man is, cher monsieur. He has two faces: he can't love without self-love.

“Well, personally, I've seen enough of people who die for an idea. I don't belie…”

“Always there comes an hour when one is weary of one's work and devotion to duty…”

“I would like to be able to breathe— to be able to love her by memory or fidelit…”

“I cling like a miser to the freedom that disappears as soon as there is an exce…”