I was thinking, that when my time comes, I should be sorry if the only plea I had to offer was that of justice. Because it might mean that only justice would be meted out to me.

The simplest explanation is always the most likely.

Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.

You regard it as impossible that a sinner should be struck down by the wrath of God! I do not!

If you've had a happy childhood, nobody can take that away from you.

He was very much a man of moods, possibly owing to what is styled the artistic temperment. I have never seen, myself, why the possession of artistic ability should be supposed to excuse a man from a decent exercise of self-control.

I'm afraid of death... Yes, but that doesn't stop death coming.