“Rules. Even as the world of phone and computer sex (and dominance) were full of their own rules, so was the new world of doing-it-for real. And some of these new rules, (OK, most of them, Robin admitted) were just as silly as the ones she had learned and followed before. Safe words, for example. Magic words that when said by the bottom, stopped a scene so that some kind of inconvenient or dangerous activity could be halted. Robin had nothing against the concept......... Having a code to use so that you're free to pull against the bondage or whimper "no, no, no" seemed to be a great idea. But having all these possible ways to orchestrate what was happening seemed, well, contrary to the point........ I want to feel that I can't stop it. I want to be really mastered, taken over by someone who isn't goin to stop doing things because I'm not getting off on it. Someone who knows enough not to endanger me, unless that was what was intended.........” DominanceBdsmMasteredSafe Words Book:The Slave Source: The Slave
“Safe, sane and consensual what do those words really mean? Assimilation, that's what.” MeanSafeSaneReally MeanAssimilation Author:Laura Antoniou
“This used to be about sex. The literature of my people was pornography, filled with cries for mercy, drama enacted on people without prolonged negotiation, partners engaged in a dance in the middle of a bonfire. Now, it's 300-page manuals about how to make sure nothing bad will happen.” PeopleHappensUsedLiteratureSexMiddleCryDramaPagesMercyFilledPartnersUsed To BeEngagedNegotiationPornographyManualsBonfire Author:Laura Antoniou
“What goes on when people overfetishize safety is that they're relapsing into that old frame of mind that what we're doing is bad.” PeopleMindGoes OnSafetyFrame Of Mind Author:Laura Antoniou
“The trouble is, SMers are allowing themselves to be defined by what they are not. We think, "Oh, so many people believe that we're all murderers and rapists, and we have to explain that we're not!" Uh so, a slogan for the gay civil rights movement should be "Normal, Non-threatening and Not After Your Children"?” PeopleThinkingShouldBelieveChildrenRightsTroubleMovementGayNormalOur ChildrenCivil RightsDefinedYour ChildrenAllowingThreateningMurdererSlogansCivil Rights Movement Author:Laura Antoniou
“Fantasies aren't reality, I know, I know, I know. Except when they are. Except when you make them into reality.” KnowsRealityFantasy Author:Laura Antoniou
“A slave's life is mostly composed of patience and study. Yes, study. If not with actual books, then following the example of greater, senior slaves. Or learning every nuance of their owner's character, so that they can more completely and seamlessly offer themselves at the right time and in the right manner.” IfsBookCharacterLife IsStudyGreaterExampleOffersSlaveFollowingOwnersSeniorRight TimeNuance Author:Laura Antoniou
