The charm of horror only tempts the strong

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.

Ingratitude' is the name which avatars of Narcissus give to the success of others.

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.

(Priests) cheapjack merchants selling paradise

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.

Muhabbat apni marzi se khulay pinjray main totay ki tarha bethnay ki salaahiyat hai. Muhabbat is ghulami ka toq hai jo insaan khud apnay ekhtyar se galay main dalta hai

Forcing someone into drug addiction is like stabbing a corpse everyday, the most detestable crime.

Eliminate all unnecessary negativity from your life and watch it change for the better.

Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own.

To reform means to shatter one form and to create another; but the two sides of this act are not always equally intended nor equally successful.

The gifts of Heaven are never quite gratuitous.

I like everything, jazz and classical, and all over the spectrum.

And when that time comes, let's hope your friends outnumber your enemies.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

I look'd to Heav'n, and try'd to pray; But or ever a prayer had gusht, A wicked whisper came and made My heart as dry as dust.