"I was never so mad as to believe that I could create a being."

"I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel."

"White paper - wilt thou be my confident? I will trust thee fully, for none shall see what I write."

"I have often thought that the world is a vast prison, where the greater part of mankind are condemned to wear their fetters."

"Marriage is usually considered the grave, and not the cradle of love."