Desire followed the glance, pleasure followed desire

You modern men, you children of reason, cannot begin to appreciate love as pure bliss and divine serenity.

You know how to paint pleasure, cruelty, arrogance in glowing colors.

You have corrupted my imagination and inflamed my blood.

Never feel safe with the woman you love, for a woman's nature conceals more dangers than you think.

Be then my slave, and know what it means to be delivered into the hands of a woman.

Whoever allows himself to be whipped, deserves to be whipped.

A real apple is more beautiful than a painted one, and a live woman is more beautiful than a Venus of stone.

The person who doesn't know how to subjugate will all too quickly feel the other's foot on the nape of his neck.

Love knows no virtue, no merit; it loves and forgives and tolerates everything because it must. We are not guided by reason.

Now her eyes meet mine like green lightning-they are green, these eyes of hers, whose power is so indescribable-green, but as are precious stones, or deep unfathomable mountain lakes.

If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.

I told my brothers what happened. Are you ready to come meet them?" She straightened. "Aye." "I warn you, " he teased in an attempt to lighten the mood. "They're big, burly bampots.

I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient.

I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.

I believe that accessories should bring color and texture to an every day wardrobe based on each individual's sense of style.

There is in God, some say, a deep but dazzling darkness.

You know, my daughters have been through their entire lives and knowing about my case.

I do know who you are. I just needed to be reminded.

Whenever I produce my best work, it's always because I've spent time being idle. Something always emerges after nothing.