“ Moreover it is easier, in the informality of conversation, to achieve that excitement and incoherence which is the true eloquence of love. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ One must not permit oneself excesses, except with persons whom one wishes soon to leave. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ It was there, in particular, that I confirmed the truth that love, which we cry up as the source of our pleasures, is nothing more than an excuse for them. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ Truth to tell, the longer I live, the more I'm tempted to think that the only moderately worthwhile people in the world are you and I. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ ...it is not for the illusion of a moment to govern the choice of a lifetime. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ It has become necessary for me to have this woman, so as to save myself from the ridicule of being in love with her: for to what lengths will a man not be driven by thwarted desire? Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ Now, I'm not going to deny that I was aware of your beauty. But the point is, this has nothing to do with your beauty. As I got to know you, I began to realise that beauty was the least of your qualit… Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ He'd call me false and faithless and I've always had a weakness for those two words; next to cruel, they're the nicest words for a woman to hear, and not so hard to earn. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ How characteristic of your perverse heart that longs only for what happens to be out of reach. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ Don't you remember that love, like medicine, is only the art of encouraging nature? Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ Humanity is not perfect in any fashion; no more in the case of evil than in that of good. The criminal has his virtues, just as the honest man has his weaknesses. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
“ You may conquer her love of God: you will never overcome her fear of the devil. Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
