John Clare quotes from Penny Dreadful

John Clare

True evil is, above all things, seductive. When the Devil knocks at your door, he doesn't have cloven hooves. He is beautiful, and offers your heart's desire in whispered airs. Like a Siren, beckoning you to her ruinous shore.

And what do you do, when that Siren sings?

John Clare

You save your soul... or you give it to her.

But then you're damned.

John Clare

But you're not alone.

Vanessa

You were very kind to me once, and I loved you for it. The man I knew deserved to be loved.

John Clare

And the man you see?

Vanessa

[smiles] No less.

John Clare

I've done cruel things. I've been unworthy, and hurt those who didn't deserve it. A kind of madness, call it, and bottomless rage. The sun will never shine as brightly for me, now that I've walked in darkness. I cannot be the man I was.

You were lost. Now, you are home.