To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.
MARQUIS DE SADENever may an act of possession be exercised upon a free being; the exclusive possession of a woman is no less unjust than the possession of slaves.
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Never may an act of possession be exercised upon a free being; the exclusive possession of a woman is no less unjust than the possession of slaves.
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The rivers of blood are flowing beneath our feet… Ive been to hell, young man, youve only read about it.
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Beauty is a simple thing; ugliness is the exceptional thing. And fiery imaginations, no doubt, always prefer the extraordinary thing to the simple thing.
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Certain souls seem hard because they are capable of strong feelings, and they sometimes go to rather extreme lengths; their apparent unconcern and cruelty are but ways, known only to themselves, of feeling more strongly than others.
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For my system, which you disapprove of is also my greatest comfort in life, the source of all my happiness -it means more to me than my life itself.
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Thread of their days without pity, and in the midst of life, without ever concerning themselves with this fatal moment, living as though they were to exist for ever, they disappear into the obscure cloud of immortality, uncertain of the fate which lies in store for them.
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The most extraordinary, the most bizarre acts, those which most arrantly seem to conflict with every law, every human institution.
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God strung up his own son like a side of veal. I shudder to think what he would do to me.
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The mirror sees the man as beautiful, the mirror loves the man; another mirror sees the man as frightful and hates him; and it is always the same being who produces the impressions.
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Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced.
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Cruelty, very far from being a vice, is the first sentiment Nature injects in us all.
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Happiness lies only in that which excites, and the only thing that excites is crime.
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What does one want when one is engaged in the sexual act?
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There are thorns everywhere, but along the path of vice, roses bloom above them.
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And if I were a naughty little boy, the idea is to spank me into good behavior?
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