You cant be a proper writer without a touch of madness, can you? — Quills

"I didnt create this world of ours. I merely recorded it."

"I write what I see, the endless procession to the guillotine. Were all lined up, waiting for the crunch of the blade... the rivers of blood are flowing beneath our feet... Ive been to hell, young man, youve only read about it."

"Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated."

"In order to know virtue, we must acquaint ourselves with vice. Only then can we know the true measure of a man."

"Ah, youve come to read my trousers."

"Some things belong on paper, others in life. Its a blessed fool who cant tell the difference."