Since one only lives once, one ought to live it brilliantly! A rogue need not be crude; romanticism need not descend into baseness. To reach one's prime without a taste of romantic spirit is to waste one's youth entirely. If I do not descend into the inferno, who will? If I do not play the rogue, who will? The world today is filled with every sort of person, from those who reach for heaven to those who dwell in hell. Yet, there is a curious vacuum: the true rogue—one possessing both impeccable taste and profound cultivation.