I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and... - Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

"Those born to wealth, and who have the means of gratifying every wish, know not what is the real happiness of life, just as those who have been tossed on the stormy waters of the ocean on a few frail planks can alone realize the blessings of fair weather."

"Unfortunates, who ought to begin with God, do not have any hope in him till they have exhausted all other means of deliverance."

"Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy."

"When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever."

"I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride."