“The ‘devil’ is always that which wants us to settle for less than we deserve, for panaceas, handouts, temporary safety; and for women, the devil has most often taken the form of love rather than of power, gold, or learning.”

—Adrienne Rich,

“On Lies, Secrets, and Silence”

“To the ignorant nothing is profound.”

—Mervyn Peake,

“Gormenghast”