“ Women believe in men when they flavor their speeches with the word Love. ”
Honoré de Balzac, Colonel Chabert (1832). copy citation
| Author | Honoré de Balzac |
|---|---|
| Source | Colonel Chabert |
| Topic | speech women |
| Date | 1832 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Colonel_Chabert |
Context
“he had just melted a covering of snow less easily thawed than that which had once before frozen his head; and he drew a deep breath, as if he had just escaped from a dungeon—"Monsieur, if I had been a handsome young fellow, none of my misfortunes would have befallen me. Women believe in men when they flavor their speeches with the word Love. They hurry then, they come, they go, they are everywhere at once; they intrigue, they assert facts, they play the very devil for a man who takes their fancy. But how could I interest a woman? I had a face like a Requiem.”
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