I saw and heard of none like me. Was I then a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled, and whom all men disowned?

the sentiment of immediate loss in some sort decayed, while that of utter, irremediable loneliness grew on me with time.

A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility.

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

The labours of men of genius, however erroneously directed, scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind.

Satan has his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him; but I am solitary and detested.

My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings.