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One is never free except in relation to someone else. And when, the relation is based on happiness, it allows the greatest freedom in the world.

— Françoise Sagan Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide (1969)

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No one, but no one, ever behaves "well" in bed unless they love or are loved — two conditions seldom fulfilled.

Scars on the Soul (1972)

Just because life is inelegant doesn't mean we have to behave likewise.

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It is healthier to see the good points of others than to analyze our own bad ones.

Un certain sourire (1955)

No one is more conventional than a woman who is falling out of love.

Dans un mois, dans un an (1957)

It's not doubt that drives people crazy, it's certainty that does.

Un chagrin de passage (1994)

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