It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.

Ah! it is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace.

marriage is usually considered the grave, and not the cradle of love.

The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature.

You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!

I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when my person reflected . . .

Solitude was my only consolation - deep, dark, deathlike solitude.