"I am of a very peculiar constitution of mind, I am never happy but when I am miserable."

"The great object of life is sensation- to feel that we exist, even though in pain."

"I by no means rank poetry high in the scale of intelligence – this may look like affectation – but it is my real opinion – it is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake."

"What is hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of."

"Proud Wellington, with eagle beak so curled, That nose, the hook where he suspends the world!"