As a youth I prayed, 'Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.'

Already I had learned from thee that because a thing is eloquently expressed it should not be taken to be as necessarily true; nor because it is uttered with s…

Tolle lege, tolle lege

I became evil for no reason. I had no motive for my wickedness except wickedness itself. It was foul, and I loved it. I loved the self-destruction, I loved my …