“Enemies are so stimulating.”

“Maybe it was the lack of stimulation that made you so productive and sort of... determined.”

“A little stimulated at not finding her ready and waiting - so fanciful are men! - he hastened on...”

“The enemy was close. Despite my fear, I was somehow having fun. Being chased and killed by villains was a thrilling vision. My paranoia really excited me.It stimulated me. In short, it was pleasant.If it was pleasant, it also must be fun.”

“If everyone were not so indolent they would realise that beauty is beauty even when it is irritating and stimulating not only when it is accepted and classic.”

“But I say that we are the enemies of society, and so much the worse for society. We are the enemies of society, for society is the enemy of humanity, its oldest and its most pitiless enemy.”