Ninon de L'Enclos

“That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.”

“Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.”

“Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.”

“Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.”

“Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too.”

“Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.”