“For society, marriage is undoubtedly beneficial. But the burdens of civilized morality are too heavy for many to bear.”

“Satisfying a savage instinct is incomparably more pleasurable than satisfying a civilized one.”

“Disgust is so reassuring; it feels like a moral proof.”

“I know he is--sensitive--on some points, Detective, but you must bear in mind how hard it is for an honest man to do his work in relative obscurity, while dishonest men attain wealth and renown. That is why corruption is so pernicious. It breaks the will of good men.”

“No man can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips.”

“Unhappiness is caused when we cannot let go of our memories.”

“The most exquisite joy is a sting to the heart, and love -- love is a crisis of the soul.”