Danger arouses interest. Where death is involved, the vilest criminal invariably stirs — Honoré de Balzac
Friendships last when each friend thinks he has a slight superiority over the other. — Honoré de Balzac
Men are perfectly willing to abandon a woman but they refuse to be abandoned by her. — Honoré de Balzac
Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty — Honoré de Balzac
Paris, like every pretty woman, is subject to inexplicable whims of beauty and ugliness. — Honoré de Balzac