"I am a great admirer of death, and I believe it is the ultimate liberation."

"I am a great admirer of sadness, and I believe it is a source of wisdom."

"The devil himself would not dare to come near me, for I am uglier than he."

"People are so like their first mother Eve: what they are given doesn't take their fancy. The serpent is forever enticing them to come to him, to the tree of mystery. They must have the forbidden fruit…"

"The less we show our love to a woman, Or please her less, and neglect our duty, The more we trap and ruin her surely, In the flattering toils of philandery."