Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl, or a stallholder in a market, it is always ourselves that we are describing.

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Abstinence is the worst form of perversion.

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A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.

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A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption.

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There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.

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You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.

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Life is a slope. As long as you're going up you're always looking towards the top and you feel happy, but when you reach it, suddenly you can see the road going downhill and death at the end of it all. It's slow going up and quick going down.

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Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.

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Of all the passions, the only one that seems respectable to me is the passion for food

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The past attracts me, the present frightens me, because the future is death.

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