“Now listen carefully: Marriage, to me, is not a chain but an association. I must be free, entirely unfettered, in all my… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“By Jove, it's great! Walk along the streets on some spring morning. The little women, daintily tripping along, seem to blossom out… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“They had moved closer to one another to watch the dying moments of the day, this beautiful bright May day.” — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“It was one of those feminine faces whose every line has its own particular charm, and seems to possess a meaning, whose… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“The dead dog had come more than a hundred miles to find its master. [Mademoiselle Cocotte]” — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“He did not know how to make her understand that he would be happy, most happy, to become her husband in his… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“This notary was a little man, completely round, round in every part. His head looked like a ball nailed onto another ball,… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“Because it is useless, and I tell them so at once. If you had confessed your fears to me sooner, I would have reassured… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“Killing is decreed by law but nature loves eternal youth. Whatever she does, however unconscious and unfeeling the act, she seems to cry out:… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
There are some delightful places in this world which have a sensual charm for the eyes. One loves them with a physical love. We… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“There were some children round him playing in the dust on the paths. They had long fair hair, and with very earnest faces and… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“She was simple, not being able to adorn herself, but she was unhappy, as one out of her class; for women belong to no… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Whatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one adjective to… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity. — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“How fathomless the mystery of the Unseen is! We cannot plumb its depths with our feeble senses - with eyes which cannot see the… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“‟Whatever we may do or attempt, despite the embrace and transports of love, the hunger of the lips, we are always alone. I have… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image