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“There is no longer any happiness for me, no longer any peace but in the possession of this woman whom I love and hate with equal fury. I cannot tolerate my life until hers is again mine to dispose of. Then, contented and calm, I shall see her in turn buffeted by the storms that assail me now, and I shall stir up a thousand others too. I want hope and fear, faith and suspicion, all the evils devised by hate and all the blessings conferred by love, to fill her heart and to succeed one another there at my will.”

Possession Seduction Valmont

Book:Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Source: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

“Oh yes, certainly her daughter must be seduced. But that will not be enough: she must be ruined too.”

Seduction Valmont

Book:Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Source: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

“What I blame myself for most, and what, nevertheless, I must tell you about, is that I am afraid I did not defend myself as well as I was able. I don't know how that happened. I most certainly am not in love with Monsieur de Valmont, quite the contrary: yet there were moments when it was as if I were.”

Love Seduction Valmont Cécile Volanges

Book:Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Source: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

“'I can no longer endure my existence unless it is of use in making you happy. I devote myself entirely to that. From this moment on I am yours, and you will hear neither refusals nor regrets from my lips.' With such candour—naïve or sublime—did she give up her person and her charms, increasing my happiness by sharing it.”

Seduction Valmont Tourvel

Book:Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Source: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

“Dès ce moment, le doux espoir a remplacé la cruelle inquiétude. J'aurai cette femme, je l'enlèverai au mari qui la profane, j'oserai la ravir au Dieu même qu'elle adore.”

Obsession Valmont

Book:Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Source: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

“Our intentions make blackguards of us all; our weakness in carrying them out we call probity.”

Probity Valmont Blackguard

Book:Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Source: Les Liaisons Dangereuses