“Because love is also a power. A great power, and it should not be disdained.”

“Love is a great power, and such a strange power...”

“Because love stands above Darkness and Light.Because love is not sex or a shared faith, or "the joint maintenance of a household and the upbringing of children."Because love is also Power.And Light and Darkness, people and Others, morality and law, the Ten Commandments and the Great Treaty have damn all to do with it.”

“What kind of monster are you anyway? You should be more humane, Gennady!""I was humane when I was alive," said the vampire.”

“If you have love in you, it's a strength. But if you are in love, it's a weakness.”

“What an unfortunate instrument the guitar is! An instrument of such great nobility, a genuine monarch of music-- reduced to a pitiful lump of wood with six strings, constantly abused by people with no ear and no voice.”

“Love was something different. Love was pure delight, a fountain of emotions, sensual delights, and enjoying spending time together.”