“I want to fulfill myself in one of the rarest of destinies. I have only a dim notion of what itwill be. I want it to have not a graceful curve slightly bent toward evening but a hitherto unseen bea...”

“A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness.”

“Though they may not always be handsome men doomed to evil posses the manly virtues.”

“Betrayal is beautiful.”

“By dint of saying that I'm not alive, I accept the fact that people cease to regard me.”

“I recognize in thieves, traitors and murderers, in the ruthless and the cunning, a deep beauty - a sunken beauty.”

“You teach me now how cruel you've been - cruel and false. Why did you despise me? Why did you betray your own heart, Cathy? I have not one word of comfort. You deserve this. You have killed yoursel...”

“I knew they would kill me when they found out, but He struggled for words, releasing a sharp breath. I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed...”

“Ah," she cried, "you look so cool." Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table.You always look so cool," she repeated.She h...”

“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”