God, conquered, will become Satan; Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot; I love the Hell which formed my genius. I love the Earth where I have done some good, if it be possible to do any good in this fearful world where beings live but by rapine.

The Authorized English Translations of the Novels and Short Stories of Anatole France: The revolt of the angels (ed. 1914)