One can love a real woman after having loved her imagined counterpart. Similarly, one can adapt oneself to a society which, previously, one held in contempt. The Art of Writing (1957)
"'He who has found a good wife has found great happiness'", quoted the padre, "'but a quarrelsome woman is like a roof that lets in the rain.'" Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)
An unsatisfied woman requires luxury, but a woman who is in love with a man will lie on a board. Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)
Byron says that it is easier to die for the woman one loves than to live with her. Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)
Balzac says that many young husbands are so ignorant of women that they make him think of orang-outangs trying to play the violin. Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)
A true woman loves a strong man because she knows his weaknesses. She protects as much as she is protected. Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)