Those souls, drunk with poetry, wandering in a hazy dream, the poor, the idle, will often draw out of their hearts the rag of a wish, an innocent, charming wish, light as the breeze that creeps over the waves and bends the tops of the willows.Guy de Maupassant
The earth belonged to him like the woman sleeping by his side. It was his, by his birth, his heritage, his possession. Oh! How he loved this silent and caressing night!Guy de Maupassant
Often he had seen the sun set behind the purple bars, the forests and the rivers still bathed in the brilliance of the twilight, even as they disappeared into the shade.Guy de Maupassant
He understood how one can hold life suspended over a chasm by a lie, and he admired the power of this nothing that can change everything in the world.Guy de Maupassant
The woman living with this kind of man must be, if she think at all, in perpetual terror of the unexplained, the suspected, the dark.Guy de Maupassant
It is not the strength, but the duration, of exalted sensations that makes men happy.Guy de Maupassant
Even minor actions should be considered great exploits as long as they have brilliance and beauty, and more importantly, both moral and physical courage.Guy de Maupassant
The mind of a woman who rarely reads does not easily get out of the groove that leads to the stationer, the baby, the kitchen, and the man.Guy de Maupassant
In her heart of hearts, she was waiting for something to happen. Like shipwrecked mariners, she turned despairing eyes upon the solitude of her life.Guy de Maupassant
His mother felt her heart grow heavy whenever she looked at him.Guy de Maupassant