“What the boy felt was something pure, something gentle, something that predates sex or sensual fulfillment. It was the simple desire to… — Michel Houellebecq Copy Share Image
Tenderness is a deeper instinct than seduction, which is why it is so hard to give up hope. — Michel Houellebecq Copy Share Image
The love of woman is a precious treasure. Tenderness has no deeper source, devotion no purer shrine, sacrifice no more saintlike abnegation. — Germain-Francois Poullain de Saint-Foix Copy Share Image
