"I've lived to bury my desires, And see my dreams corrode with rust; Now all that's left are fruitless fires That burn my empty heart to dust."

"The devil himself would not dare to come near me, for I am uglier than he."

"The more I think, the more I become convinced that the devil exists."

"Against sweet passion's fire the sole defense, The shroud that shields a lover's recompense, And serves to cover up such sweet delights, Oh skirt! You are the one I now beseech, To you I hereby dedica…"

"I am a barbarian, and I love to live among barbarians."