'Why don't you ever use your strength on me?' she said. 'Because love means renouncing strength,' said Franz softly.-

Physical love is unthinkable without violence.

'Love is a battle,' said Marie-Claude, still smiling. 'And I plan to go on fighting. To the end.'

But when the strong were too weak to hurt the weak, the weak had to be strong enough to leave.

A hard man is good to find.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Il y a deux amours: celui qui commande et celui qui obeit; ils sont distincts et donnent naissance a deux passions, et l'une n'est pas l'autre.