I am the earth she rests on … By herself she is nothing but a dead leaf that has broken loose from the tree. For all her flattering and gyrations, in… - Mongo Beti

The best religion in the world remained that of St John of Kala, which consisted of two basic commandments: When you are thirsty, drink anything except water; and never forgo any occasion for making love, whatever time of day it may be (Sundays included).

But it's when we pity someone that we feel closest to them, and just now I certainly love him more than my own father.

The seriousness with which any adultery is regarded is in exact proportion to the physical or social ‘distance’ between the two tribes – those, that is, of the cuckolded husband and the intrusive lover respectively.