"I saw clearly only when I saw with love. Or can one ever remember love? It's like trying to summon up the smell of roses..."

"What have I done? What horrid crime committed? To me the worst of crimes—outliv'd my liking..."

"La fleur nominée héliotrope tourne sans cesse vers cet astre du jour, aussi mon cœur dorénavant tournera-t-il toujou..."