“What is cheaper than lust or of less value than alchemy or aphrodisiacs?”
“None but a poet can write a tragedy. For tragedy is nothing less than pain transmuted into exaltation by the alchemy of poetry.”
“Lust has less logic than love, sometimes, but it's easier to fight.”
“The false religion of lust is baser than the false religion of mother-love or patriotism or art: but lust is less likely to be made into a religion.”
“There was no aphrodisiac more powerful than talking, no seduction more effective than curiosity.”
“What's cheaper than a gallon of gas? An ebook. Save a dollar, stay home and read!”