"How many times, good God, have I not wished it were possible to attack the sun, to deprive the universe of it, or to use it to set the world ablaze – those would be crimes indeed, and not the little e…"

"I preach nothing but pleasure, and I practice what I preach."

"Laws are made to be broken."

"The only way to a woman's heart is along the path of torment."

"Nature, in order to enjoy her pleasures, must be cruel."