18 Quotes by Fiona Paul

Civilized beings regard the act of intercourse as the highest expression of romantic love. One need only observe the behavior of animals, however, to realize that the act is often a form of violence.

Religion would have us believe that immortality is reserved for the gods. We remain skeptical.

Both the teardrop and the tempest are made of water, making it the most yielding and most destructive force on Earth.

“The healer and the killerboth rely on the blade:the physician his scalpel,the assassin his dagger.”-THE BOOK OF THE ETERNAL ROSE

“Madness weakens the mind anddisease weakens the body,but nothing destroys the spiritlike the loss of true love.”-THE BOOK OF THE ETERNAL ROSE

Certain living things prefer the dark, thriving in the shadows of tombstones and crypts, flowering admist the dead. Others tend toward the sun, blooming in the light, embracing the warmth.

“The water that flows throughthe canals is both beautifuland deadly. Its tranquil surfacebelies the toxins beneath--unpleasant to touch, deadly to imbibe.”-THE BOOK OF THE ETERNAL ROSE

Don’t fall into the trap of letting others do everything for you. It’s noble to accept help when you need it, lazy to accept it when yo don’t.

But reasons to live are different from reasons not to die.