Cast between the extremes of happiness and misfortune, uncertainty is a cruel torment. — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
…it is not for the illusion of a moment to govern the choice of a lifetime. — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
You may conquer her love of God: you will never overcome her fear of the devil. — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Don’t you remember that love, like medicine, is only the art of encouraging nature? — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
I see you are already as timid as a slave: you might as well be in love. — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
One must not permit oneself excesses, except with persons whom one wishes soon to leave. — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Marquise de Merteuil: I’ve distilled every thing to one single principle: win or die. — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
How characteristic of your perverse heart that longs only for what happens — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos