As a girl, she had come to believe in the ideal man—the prince or knight of her childhood stories. In the real world, however, men like that simply didn’t exist.
Above all, don’t believe your friends when they ask you to be sincere with them.[Surtout, ne croyez pas vos amis, quand ils vous demanderont d’être sincère avec eux.]
A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools, if we live long enough.