We are not allowed to have hearts, under penalty of being hooted down. - Alexandre Dumas fils

I gave myself to you sooner than I ever did to any man, I swear to you; and do you know why? Because when you saw me spitting blood you took my hand; because you wept; because you are the only human being who has ever pitied me. I am going to say a mad thing to you: I once had a little dog who looked at me with a sad look when I coughed; that is the only creature I ever loved. When he died I cried more than when my mother died. It is true that for twelve years of her life she used to beat me. Well, I loved you all at once, as much as my dog. If men knew what they can have for a tear, they would be better loved and we should be less ruinous to them.

COMTE: You don’t mean to say that you pay your creditors?
MARGUERITE: They seem to like it.
[Camille]

Les femmes sont impitoyables avec les gens qu'elles n'aiment pas.