Nowadays, her life is more like a newspaper: aimless, up-to-date and full of meaningless events

You want Paradise, you gotta build it on war, on blood, on envy and naked greed.

And you know what people immediately start looking for, five minutes after they arrive someplace new? You know what's on their minds? I'll tell you: How are they gonna get laid, and where are they gonna find some mind-altering substances.

Watch your step. Keep your wits about you; you will need them.

Most distracting of all, though, was not the threat of danger but the allure of beauty.

Participating in Society in not a thing one can do naturally; one has to rehearse for it.

I am a fallen woman, but I assure you: I did not fall. I was pushed.