Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
9 quotes
"It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life first. In fact, this act has been encouraged for centuries, and is accepted even now as an honorable reason to do the deed. How is it any different when you are under attack by your own mind?"
"It is this, not the spirits, that frightens us; shall we never be free, even after we die?"
"History written in pencil is easily erased, but crayon is forever."
"You," he said, "are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world, and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain."
"Perfume was first created to mask the stench of foul and offensive odors...Spices and bold flavorings were created to mask the taste of putrid and rotting meat...What then was music created for?Was it to drown out the voices of others, or the voices within ourselves?I think I know."
"Revenge itself may indeed be the best revenge, but slaying one's enemy does not give back what they stole."
"Nothing in my life has ever made me want to commit suicide more than people's reaction to my trying to commit suicide."
"What's the big fucking deal? Lots of amazing people have committed suicide, and they turned out alright."
"Some are born mad, some achieve madness, and some have madness thrust upon 'em."