His love for Alfred de Musset
I've seen two of Dolan's films thus far and each has featured a quote from de Musset that was important in terms of the film's themes.
In I Killed My Mother the following is quoted from de Musset:
Mother, I confess
The snares of a spurious world
Steer away my feeble keel.
I must owe all happiness
To maternal tenderness.
In Heartbeats the film opens with a line from de Musset The only truth is love beyond reason.
Movement ends, intent continues;
Intent ends, spirit continues