It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses, and apologized to no one.

The Rudderless World is not shaped by vague metaphysical Forces. It is not God who kills the Children. Not Fate that butchers them or Destiny that feeds them to the Dogs. ... It´s us. Only us.

I'm not a particularly dark individual. I have my moments, it's true, but I do have a sense of humor.

I don’t distinguish between magic and art. When I got into magic, I realised I had been doing it all along, ever since I wrote my first pathetic story or poem when I was twelve or whatever. This has all been my magic, my way of dealing with it.

I have so very much. I have so very little.

Sexually progressive cultures gave us literature, philosophy, civilization and the rest, while sexually restrictive cultures gave us the Dark Ages and the Holocaust.

I live my life free of compromise, and step into the shadows without complaint or regret.