You search endlessly for permanent happiness in a world where nothing is permanent.

Truly it it not the tragedies that destroy us, but the memories of them.

One does not beg for a glass of water from the devil.

Don’t be afraid, be terrified

No one awakens in the morning thinking they will die that day. Not a saint or a sinner. Not even a condemned killer. We all know were mortal, and yet we all believe we'll live forever.

Krishna was once asked what was the most miraculous thing in all creation, and he replied, "That a man should wake each morning and believe deep in his heart that he will live forever, even though he knows that he is doomed.

As to blood—ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty. And I am often thirsty.