Supervert quotes:

...reclusiveness itself may be a kind of violence. It leaves an abyss for us to throw our fantasies into.

You can kiss somebody else's spouse and get away with it. You can kiss a member of the same sex with near impunity. You can give an incestuous kiss on the sly. You can tongue-kiss a dog or exchange raptures with lab rats. But you can't kiss death without death kissing you back. Death is a passionate kisser."