I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous.

I feel exquisite pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood, before misfortune had tainted my mind, and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into gloomy and narrow reflections upon self.

Everything must have a beginning ... and that beginning must be linked to something that went before.

One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought

Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

When I step into the batter's box, the fans, the noise, the cheers, they all disappear. For that moment, the world is just a battle between me and the pitcher. And more than anything, I want to win.