Ordinary people waited till life disclosed to them its secrets, but to the few, to the elect, the mysteries of life were revealed before the veil was drawn away.

“What a laugh she had!--just like a thrush singing. And how pretty she had been …”

“Les femmes nous aiment pour nos défauts. Si nous en avons une somme convenable,…”

“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”

“Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”