"Nothing quite encourages as does one's first unpunished crime."

"The greatest pleasure is to be misunderstood."

"The universe is a chaos, and man is a part of that chaos."

"There is nothing more delicious to see or do. I refer to both: for it is just as pleasant to spy upon someone as to want to be observed."

"My only regret is that I was born into a world of cowards, who tremble at the sight of truth."