William

“Life itself, in fact, with its storms and its greatnesses, its monotony and its variety, becomes a sort of tragic epitome; and that, perhaps, is why we enjoy with a fevered haste and an intensified delight this short voyage of which we see the end at the very moment when we embark upon”
― Maurice Leblanc, Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

“Crime, particularly among the poor and downtrodden, is often a last gesture of liberty.”
― Isabelle Eberhardt, The Oblivion Seekers

“But do you realize that there is a dreadful force that only saints and crazed fanatics can defeat? This force closes all these doors; it makes man revolt against God, scorn science for its impotence, turn a cold shoulder to art and forget how to love… It makes death, that eternal bogeyman, come to seem welcome and blessed. This force is pain. Torturers the world over have always known this. The fear of death can be overcome by reason and by faith. But only saints and fanatics have been able to conquer the fear of pain.”
― Teffi, Subtly Worded

“I've shed my own skin and merged into the fog.”
― Alexander Trocchi, Young Adam