“When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek for no other rule to judge the event by; it is good and made by a good workman”

“Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think ”

“We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together”

“I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy. ”

“Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within”

“At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone”