I was a newborn vampire, weeping at the beauty of the night.

Don't be a fool for the Devil, darling.

And I realized that I’d tolerated him this long because of self-doubt.

The only power that exists is inside ourselves.

The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us.

Let the flesh instruct the mind.

It was as if when I looked into his eyes I was standing alone on the edge of the world...on a windswept ocean beach. There was nothing but the soft roar of the waves.

As if the night had said to me, ‘You are the night and the night alone understands you and enfolds you in its arms’ One with the shadows. Without nightmare. An inexplicable peace.

How pathetic it is to describe these things which can't truly be described.

And he would listen, making only a few comments, always sympathetic, so that when I left him I had the distinct impression he had solved everything for me.

Then, are you master of us all? You didn't teach her that. Was she supposed to imbibe it from my quiet subservience?

... And these childrenthat you spit onas they try to change their worldsare immune to your consultations.They're quite awareof what they're going through...

Whether life finds us guilty or not guilty, we ourselves know we are not innocent.

Running is never fun. Running is something that you do when there's a man chasing you with a knife.

The abstract has no emotional content... the abstract is more powerful the more abstract it is.

I was at the front for thirteen months, and by the end of that time the sharpest perceptions had become dulled, the greatest words mean.

Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency soars, our projects are completed we are going somewhere.

Good economics is good politics.

Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.

I think it's a meritorious action to become a monk, provided that your motivation is pure.

We are astonished at thought, but sensation is equally wonderful.