“There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.”
Source: The Alexandria Quartet (1957–1960), Justine (1957)
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British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer 1912–1990Related quotes
“To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her.”
The Brothers Karamazov (1879–1880)
a remark of Manet to Mallarmé, recorded by Thadée Natanson [husband of Misia Sert ]; as quoted in Berthe Morisot, the first lady of impressionism, Margaret Shennan; Sutton Books London 1996, p.136
1876 - 1883
“A forty-year-old woman is only something to men who have loved her in her youth!”
Une femme de quarante ans n'est plus quelque chose que pour les hommes qui l'ont aimée dans sa jeunesse!
Source: La Chartreuse de Parme (The Charterhouse of Parma) (1839), Ch. 23
“You can love a woman. To admire her is hard. You are not dealing with something important.”
Ecuador (1929)
Original: In questo mondo, per sopravvivere devi essere una donna forte, coraggiosa, una donna che supera le difficoltà trasformandole in successi. Una donna con dedizione, intuizione, costanza, onore, lealtà e dolcezza. Una donna non per tutti, ma solo per chi osa averla al suo fianco.
Source: prevale.net
“Your woman: always love her as the only priority on Earth.”
Original: (it) La tua donna: amala sempre come unica priorità sulla Terra.
Source: prevale.net
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Prentice Alvin (1989), Chapter 10.