Quote by Honoré de Balzac

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."

"Behind every great fortune there is a crime."

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."