"She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice?"
"Any man who talks about his love affairs thereby proves he is ignorant of love and is moved only by vanity."
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Source: Stendhal, Richard Howard, Michel Deon (1988). “The Pink & The Green: Followed by Mina De Vanghel”, p.89, New Directions Publishing
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