"Science has taught me to doubt my senses, and yet to embrace the absurd."Science
"My father made a grave error in not heeding my warnings."
"I have devoted myself to the study of things that most men ignore."Knowledge
"Every night brings forth new and frightful speculations."Fear
"What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man?"Perseverance
"The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine."
"The very stars seemed to mock my suffering."
"In my youth I believed that the exercise of the sciences alone was sufficient to occupy my mind."
"I was struck with the greatest consternation and surprise."
"How much has happened since I departed from Geneva!"Time
"I feel as though I am on the brink of madness."
"The creature will slay all those I love before taking my life."
"Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition."
"The storm appears to come on, and a multitude of causes insist upon me with irresistible force."
"What does it avail that I am surrounded by mountains of ice and that I will soon perish in the flames of a fiery death?"
"I seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit."
"Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition."Wisdom
"How inconsistent are my feelings!"
"I have lost everything and cannot begin life anew."
"Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me."Life
"Farewell, Walton. Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition."Wisdom
"I feel as if I were nailed to an eternal rack."
"Abhorred monster! Fiend that thou art!"
"I was then much beloved and respected; but I shall be execrated in my grave."
"The human senses are barriers to understanding."Knowledge
"I have sworn to quit the wiles of men, and trust myself fully to the guidance of the spirits."Faith
"How all this will terminate, I know not; but I cast my fate upon the waters."
"I suddenly beheld the figure of a man at some distance advancing towards me."Fear
"The moon gazed on my midnight labours."Science
"But my enthusiasm was checked by my anxiety."