When the throne of God is overturned, the rebel realizes that it is now his own responsibility to create the justice, order, and unity that he sought in vain within his own condition, and in this way to justify the fall of God. Then begins the desperate effort to create, at the price of crime and murder if necessary, the dominion of man.

One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.

Generally, I like all islands. There, it is easier to rule.

At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.

I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.

There is a terrible emptiness in me, an indifference that hurts.

I know myself too well to believe in pure virtue.