"I do not want to be loved like a goddess; I wish to be necessary to you."

"The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is to be hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger."

"I have a heart that is full of gratitude, and a head that is full of schemes."

"In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason."

"I am not fond of thinking, I like to feel."