We all suffer under a curse, the curse that we know more than we can endure, and there is nothing, absolutely nothing we can do about the force and the lure of this knowledge.

I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at the utter madness in that book.

There are so many books I mean to read, and things I mean to see.

Don't be a fool for the Devil, darling.

Don't you see? I'm not the spirit of any age. I'm at odds with everything and always have been! I have never belonged anywhere with anyone at any time!

The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

I can’t help being a gorgeous fiend. It’s just the card I drew.