- "That in many trials the devil does not act only within the guilty one but perhaps and above all in the judges" - pg. 31
- "Poor, fragile, mortal thing" - pg. 32
- "Because not all truths are for all ears, not all falsehoods can be recognized by such a pious soul" - pg. 37
- "The librarian protects them not only against mankind but also against nature, and devotes his life to war and the forces of oblivion, the enemy of truth" -pg. 38
- "There is little difference between the ardor of the seraphim and the ardor of Lucifer, because they are always born from an extreme igniting of the will" - pg. 58
- "If it took so little to make the rebellious angels direct their ardor away from worship and humility towards pride and revolt, what can we expect from a human being?" - pg. 60
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