"I am a man of my word, and my word is law."

"There is no act so infamous that it cannot be excused by necessity."

"It is only through daring that one can achieve anything great."

"Even if she was the devil's own daughter, God strike me down if I never have her. May all the devils in hell make off with my soul if he lays a finger on her before I do!"

"My manner of thinking, so you say, is an abomination. And yet, I have never been able to think otherwise."