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 'Tis an old tale, and often told;
 But did my fate and wish agree,
  Ne'er had been read more 
 'Tis an old tale, and often told;
 But did my fate and wish agree,
  Ne'er had been read, in story old,
   Of maiden true betray'd for gold,
    That loved, or was avenged, like me! 
If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.
If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing read more
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
 All the old knives
 That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours.  
 All the old knives
 That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours. 
No more tears now; I will think about revenge.
No more tears now; I will think about revenge.
Revenge is a confession of pain
Revenge is a confession of pain
When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.
When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.
 No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
 [Lat., Vindicta
  Nemo magis gaudet quam foemina.]  
 No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
 [Lat., Vindicta
  Nemo magis gaudet quam foemina.]