If death had only been the end of all, the wicked would have had a good bargain in dying, for they would have been happily quit not only of their body, but of their own evil together with their souls. But now, as the soul plainly appears to be immortal, there is no release or salvation from evil except the attainment of the highest virtue and wisdom. For the soul when on her progress to the world below takes nothing with her but nurture and education... The Trials Of Socrates

In life there are certain sores that, like a canker, gnaw at the soul in solitude and diminish it. The Blind Owl

All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult? Demian

The only way a woman can ever reform a man is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life. The Picture of Dorian Gray