Why Should I Be Ashamed

I Love You, And Because I Love You, I Would Sooner Have You Hate Me For Telling You The Truth Than Adore Me For Telling You Lies.

Let Us Love Winter, For It Is The Spring Of Genius.

Perugia Is My True Fatherland Because There I Grew To Manhood.

I Am, Indeed, A King, Because I Know How To Rule Myself.

With A Goose-quill And A Few Sheets Of Paper, I Mock Myself Of The Universe. They Say I Am The Son Of A Courtesan; It May Be So, But I Have The Heart Of A King. I Live Free, I Enjoy Myself, I Can Call Myself Happy.