“‟Whatever we may do or attempt, despite the embrace and transports of love, the hunger of the lips, we are always alone.… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“I had kissed her at odd times, in out of the way corners, in the manner of a mountain guide, nothing more.” — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
If I could, I would stop the passage of time. But hour follows on hour, minute on minute, each second robbing me… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“Madeleine in her turn stared at him steadily, straight into his eyes, in a profound, strange way, as if seeking to read… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
She realized for the first time that two people can never reach each others deepest feelings and instincts, that they spend their… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Solitude is indeed dangerous for a working intelligence. We need to have around us people who think and speak. When we are… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“For the first time, Duroy thought of all that was hidden in her past and began to speculate. Obviously she'd already had… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Those men, those of former times, had soul and eyes that in no way resemble ours, and in their veins, along with… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“Certainly solitude is dangerous for active minds. We require around us men who can think and talk. When we are alone for… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
The past attracts me, the present frightens me, because the future is death. — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“In a moment he saw by the light of the gas that the child was still there. “God be praised!” said he,… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Sometimes our thoughts turn back toward a corner in a forest, or the end of a bank, or an orchard powdered with… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
A man forced to spend his life without ever having the right, without ever finding the time, to shut himself up all… — 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
