Jean Lorrain Quotes
You see, the strangeness of my case is that now I no longer fear the invisible, I’m terrified by reality.
It is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror.
The larvae! The scent of young blood entices and draws them closer. There's no need to venture into antiquity to evoke the shades of the dead.
But that woman is an encyclopedia!Of all vices, ancient and modern, and terribly interesting to leaf through!
A strange girl, all phosphorous and cantharides, burning with every desire! And burning with every vice!
To dream! Such dreams certainly make life more worth living... and only dreams can do that for me.