Belle de Jour quotes:

Male egos require constant stroking. Every task is an achievement, every success epic. That is why women cook, but men are chefs: we make cheese on toast, they produce pain de fromage.

Time is limited and some opportunities never repeat themselves.

Sometimes I wonder if I met everyone in my life in the wrong order.

Don't ever turn down pleasure because you were afraid of what other people might say.

in love: a momentary instance of bein almost interested in someone else as in oneself!