Pere Goriot/Eugenie Grandet Quotes

“What is a feeling if not a world in a thought”
― Honoré de Balzac, Pere Goriot/Eugenie Grandet

“What must the rest of the world be like when one of the kindest of women forgets all her promises of befriending me in a moment, and tosses me aside like an old shoe? So it is every one for himself?”
― Honoré de Balzac, Pere Goriot/Eugenie Grandet

“Women themselves are so happy, and so beautiful, when they're strong, that they naturally choose powerful men, even if that power's so enormous there's a real risk it could shatter them.”
― Honoré de Balzac, Pere Goriot/Eugenie Grandet