““Madness weakens the mind anddisease weakens the body,but nothing destroys the spiritlike the loss of true love.”-THE BOOK OF THE ETERNAL ROSE”

““The healer and the killerboth rely on the blade:the physician his scalpel,the assassin his dagger.”-THE BOOK OF THE ETERNAL ROSE”

““The water that flows throughthe canals is both beautifuland deadly. Its tranquil surfacebelies the toxins beneath--unpleasant to touch, deadly to imbibe.”-THE BOOK OF THE ETERNAL ROSE”

“If I had your body, I'd stare at it for hours. Days, maybe.”

“How can God be so cruel to grow love in such hopeless places?”

“The truth never hurts more than finding out someone you love has lied to you.”

“Civilized beings regard the act of intercourse as the highest expression of romantic love. One need only observe the behavior of animals, however, to realize that the act is often a form of violence.”