I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction, " said Mathilde. "It is the only thing which cannot be bought.

A good book is an event in my life.

Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?

After moral poisoning, one requires physical remedies and a bottle of champagne.

I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.

A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.

Julien felt himself to be strong and resolute like a man who sees clearly into his own heart.

It’s not reality that makes people happy

Always believe in good and happiness. Never except "I can't" Always say I can..

I don't break the rules, I simply bend them in my favor.

If you want to radiation poison a nation, just start shipping them cheap ionizing smoke detectors for the home with a little too much radiation in them.

Always be drunk ... Get drunk militantly. Just get drunk.

If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own

Decent work is at the heart of the search for dignity for the individual, stability for the family and peace in the community

In the inner place where true artists create there exists a pure child.

I used to think of my body as an instrument, of pleasure, or a means of transportation, or an implement for the accomplishment of my will.

The shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done.