The Flaneur

To be gay and cruise is perhaps an extension of the flâneur’s very essence

If any of the brothers marries he must swear that he did so only to improve his fortunes or because his parents forced him to do so or because he had to produce an heir. He will pronounce an oath at the same time never to love his wife, to sleep with her only until she gives him an heir and that even for such minimal contact he must ask permission, which will be granted him only one day a week.

We are not in a country where the law should concern itself with these offences. Nature has seen to it that they are not frequent. The scandal of legal proceedings would only tend to multiply them.’

Looking at people go by has always been the Parisians

We worked from 9 a.m. till noon, when we went out to lunch. At 2 we came back and talked with our friends till four, when we got down to work again till eight. And after dinner people came to see us by appointment.