"I write for myself, and for those who resemble me."

"My manner of thinking, I own, is not for all the world. Few will like it. It is too bold. It will not submit to the curb of any established system, nor will it be bound by any known code. It is free, …"

"There is no better way to know death than to link it with some licentious image."

"The only good is that which is contrary to nature."

"My friend, you must understand that I am a man of letters, and that is why I write."