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Choderlos de Laclos

Choderlos de Laclos Quotes

Total quotes: 1

Choderlos de Laclos

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Manner of Death: Natural Causes

Nationality: France

Occupations: Officer, Inventor, Novelist, Writer, Military Officer

Total quotes: 1

“Now, I’m not going to deny that I was aware of your beauty. But the point is, this has nothing to do with your beauty. As I got to know you, I began to realise that beauty was the least of your qualities. I became fascinated by your goodness. I was drawn in by it. I didn’t understand what was happening to me. And it was only when I began to feel actual, physical pain every time you left the room that it finally dawned on me: I was in love, for the first time in my life. I knew it was hopeless, but that didn’t matter to me. And it’s not that I want to have you. All I want is to deserve you. Tell me what to do. Show me how to behave. I’ll do anything you say”

— Choderlos de Laclos, Dangerous Liaisons(Penguin Classics)

Tagged: Love, Physical Attraction, admiration, beauty, Romantic, Amusement, Confession of Love

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