Rampo Edogawa

The living world is a dream. The nocturnal dream is reality.

From dawn to dusk I spent my time in the real world. Only in my dreams at night could I indulge my fantasies.

This is what I am talking about: the bewitching power of moonlight. Moonlight incites dark passions like a cold flame, making hearts burning with the intensity of phosphorus.

What was Dr. Mera's motive for murder? I don't need to tell that to a writer of detective novels such as yourself. You know well enough yourself that even without a motive, a murderer lives to kill.