For feeling, not events, is to me the essence of history.
One does not beg for a glass of water from the devil.
What you wish for, what you most hope for - that is your greatest illusion.
Before I begin, may I ask how old you are?" "You may ask." "How old are you?" "It's none of your business
I am a vampire," I say softly. "And you have pissed me off.
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.