Villon's Wife

“There’s nothing wrong with being a monster, is there? As long as we can stay alive.”

it is impossible for anyone alive to have a clear conscience.

My work doesn’t mean a thing. I don’t write either masterpieces or failures. If people say something is good, it becomes good. If they say it’s bad, it becomes bad. But what frightens me is that somewhere in the world there is a God. There is, isn’t there?

I must seem a horrible character to you, but the fact is that I want to die so badly I can’t stand it. Ever since I was born I have been thinking of nothing but dying. It would be better for everyone concerned if I were dead, that’s certain. And yet I can’t seem to die. There’s something strange and frightening, like God, which won’t let me die.”

Why didn’t I do this from the start? It’s brought me such happiness.”

“Women don’t know anything about happiness or unhappiness.”

“Perhaps not. What about men?”

“Men only have unhappiness. They are always fighting fear.”

All the suffering I have gone through has been because of my own stupidity.

“Oh, it can’t go on. I’m afraid. I’m afraid. Help me!”

“Oh, it can’t go on. I’m afraid. I’m afraid. Help me!”

“Oh, it can’t go on. I’m afraid. I’m afraid. Help me!”

There’s nothing wrong with being a monster, is there? As long as we can stay alive.”