"I have no God, no morality, no law but my will. I reject the poison that they call religion, for it is nothing but a chain that binds the soul, a vile invention of the cowardly man to escape the torme…"

"Nothing is as encouraging as a first crime that goes unpunished."

"The only true happiness is to be found in the satisfaction of one's desires."

"I laugh at everything, because I am afraid of nothing."

"There are,' said Curval, 'but two or three crimes to perform in this world, and they, once done, there's no more to be said; all the rest is inferior, you cease any longer to feel."