Sin ought to be something exquisite, my dear boy.
It all seemed a hollow sham now - that strict code, that conscientious virtue that condemned her to the sterile joys of pious women! No, no, she'd had enough of that; she wanted to live!
Man's highest duty is to protect animals from cruelty.
I do not despair in the least of ultimate triumph. I repeat it with intense conviction.
The thought is a deed. Of all deeds she fertilizes the world most.
The only basis for living is believing in life, loving it, and applying the whole force of one's intellect to know it better.