I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.
“The mistake is to imagine that perfection is possible when the very idea is unthinkable.”
“Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words.”