“the Devil's hand directs our every move - / the things we loathed become the things we love”
― Les Fleurs du Mal
― Les Fleurs du Mal
“The Devil pulls the strings which make us dance;
We find delight in the most loathsome things;
Some furtherance of Hell each new day brings,
And yet we feel no horror in that rank advance.”
―
We find delight in the most loathsome things;
Some furtherance of Hell each new day brings,
And yet we feel no horror in that rank advance.”
―
“The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.”
― Paris Spleen
― Paris Spleen
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“Ónen i-estel edain, ú-chebin estel anim.
(I gave Hope to the Dúnedain, I have kept none for myself.)
(Gilraen's linnod)”
― The Return of the King
(I gave Hope to the Dúnedain, I have kept none for myself.)
(Gilraen's linnod)”
― The Return of the King
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