Jean Lorrain Quotes
- The fancies that take their monstrous birth from the spinelessness and boredom of usurped wealth bring in their wake every defect ... and though rich…
- The charm of horror only tempts the strong
- You see, the strangeness of my case is that now I no longer fear the invisible, I’m terrified by reality.
- It is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror.
- The madness of the eyes is the lure of the abyss. Sirens lurk in the dark depths of the pupils as they lurk at the…
- Ingratitude' is the name which avatars of Narcissus give to the success of others.
- Her vice takes hold of her again, but she still refrains until some moment when, gnawed by some hideous caprice, she comes aground like a…
- Ensor sees with his imagination, but his vision is perfectly accurate, of an almost geometric precision. He is one of the very few who can…
- The larvae! The scent of young blood entices and draws them closer. There's no need to venture into antiquity to evoke the shades of the…