“A learned man who doesn’t restrain his passions is like a blind man holding a torch, he guides others but not himself.”

“I succeeded in using my charms like a weapon; I learned to play with other's hearts and to master my own desires.”

“Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.”

“Inside its crumbling walls the house is riddled with bullet holes, and in its garden only the crimson dahlias still hold their heads high. Jing is lying on a chaise longue [sic] playing with his bird.'I thought you were in prison.'He looks up, his eyes filled with hate and desire.'You are my prison.”

“Every man has to die. Choosing oblivion is the only way of triumphing over this.”

“Happiness is something you lay siege to, it is a battle like a game of go. I will take hold of all the pain and snuff it out.”

“I hand the cage to him and he takes it firmly in his arms.'Your hankie smells nice,' he says, almost in a whisper.”