...She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
— VirgilFacilis descensus Averno:Noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis;Sed revocare gradium superasque evadere ad auras,Hoc opus, hic labor est.(The gates of Hell are open night and day;Smooth the descent, and easy is the way:But to return, and view the cheerful skies,In this task and mighty labor lies.).
— VirgilThe signs of the old flame, I know them well.I pray that the earth gape deep enough to take me downor the almighty Father blast me with one bolt to the shades,the pale, glimmering shades in hell, the pit of night,before I dishonor you, my conscience, break your laws.
— Virgil..And why the winter suns so rush to bathe themselves in the seaand what slows down the nights to a long lingering crawl...
— VirgilDeath's brother, sleep.
— Virgil