Quotes from Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly

[T]he sun declined, and we both fell into twilight silence. Night, which in autumn seems to fall from the sky at once, it comes so quickly, chilled us, and we rolled ourselves in our cloaks...

Next to the wound, what women make best is the bandage.

Passions are less mischievous than boredom, for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase.