Dangerous Liaisons Laclos Quotes

#1. When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal.

Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos De Laclos

#2. The natural reaction of the artist will be strongly towards bringing man back into focus as the center of importance.

Ben Shahn

#3. The materialistic idealism that governs American life, that on the one hand makes a chariot of every grocery wagon, and on the other a mere hitching post of every star, lets every man lead a very enticing double life.

Louis Kronenberger

#4. Well,' said Ransom, 'if it is a delusion, it's a pretty stubborn one.

C.S. Lewis

#5. The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.

William Vickrey

#6. Agonized by her longing to go on thinking of her lover, and her fear of damnation if she does, she has hit on the idea of praying God to make her forget him and as she keeps on making this prayer every minute of the day, she's found a way of never letting him out of her mind.

Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos De Laclos

#7. The first requirement of a sound body of law is, that it should correspond with the actual feelings and demands of the community, whether right or wrong.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

#8. I never knew that I'd still be doing this so many years later.

David Ruffin

#9. to join a red puddle on the stairs. Her arms were pulled up above her lolling head. Her wrists

Jo Nesbo

#10. Memories are small prayers to God, if we believed in that sort of thing.

Jonathan Safran Foer

#11. 'Hostel' is that's how I feel about what's going on in Iraq. There's people that just want money and people are being sacrificed for it.

Eli Roth

#12. There may be one fault in a man that conceals a thousand qualities, or one excellence that conceals a thousand faults. The little indicates much.

Shams Tabrizi

#13. ranchers in the whole county already had

Mike Markel

#14. Prudent dullness marked him for a mayor.

Charles Churchill