A Nightmare on Elm Street

"Relationships are just opportunities to hurt someone who trusts you."

"Inspiration comes from the darkest places within."

"What motivates you more: success or survival?"

"War is merely organized nightmares between nations."

"Literature tries to capture fear. I am fear incarnate."

"Philosophy is just fancy words for 'why?' I ask 'why not?'"

"History repeats because people never learn."

"Technology cannot save you from what lives in your subconscious."

"The ultimate adventure is against your own mind."

"Health is temporary. Dread is eternal."

"Money? I traffic in something far more valuable: souls."

"True strength comes from embracing your darkest nature."

"Kindness is weakness wearing a mask."

"Justice in dreams is whatever I decide it to be."

"The creative process is best fueled by genuine agony."

"All things must come to an end. Preferably screaming."

"Beauty exists only in the moment before pain."

"Humor is just pain with a smile."

"Work? I do nothing but play with my toys."

"Leadership is knowing how to make others suffer for your vision."

"Faith will not save you here."

"Science cannot explain what I am."

"Nature bows to me. So should you."

"Freedom is an illusion you cling to."

"The truth? There is no truth, only perception."

"Your hope means nothing in the darkness."

"Patience is a virtue I've perfected over centuries."

"Change is inevitable. So is death."

"Knowledge is power, but in my world, fear is absolute."

"Love is just another dream waiting to turn into a nightmare."