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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer renowned for his exploration of masochism and sadomasochism in literature. His novel 'Venus in Furs' is a cornerstone of sadomasochistic fiction. Born on January 27, 1836, Sacher-Masoch's life was characterized by his complex personality and intense personal relationships, which frequently influenced his writing.

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“The Baron had become her slave: whatever she demanded of him he carried out with pleasure. When her humour so decreed, he would lie at her feet like a slave..., like a dog!”

Book:The Master Masochist: Tales of a Sadistic Mistress

Source: The Master Masochist: Tales of a Sadistic Mistress

“Woman's power lies in man's passion, and she knows how to use it, if man doesn't understand himself. He has only one choice: to be the tyrant over or the slave of woman.”

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Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

“You mean you are now my slave without illusions, and for that reason you shall feel the weight of my foot without mercy.”

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Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman's entire but decisive advantage. Through his passion nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.”

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Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

“Woman, as Nature has created her and as she is currently reared by man, is his enemy and can only be his slave or his despot, but never his companion. She will be able to become his companion only when she has the same rights as he, when she is his equal in education and work.”

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Author:Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“People who want to live like Olympian gods must have slaves whom they throw into their fishponds and gladiators who fight during their masters sumptuous banquets-and the pleasure-seekers never care if some blood splatters on them.”

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Author:Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman's entire but decisive advantage. Through man's passions, nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.”

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Author:Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“Be then my slave, and know what it means to be delivered into the hands of a woman.”

Knows Mean Hands Slave Venus In Furs

Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

“I saw sensuality as sacred, indeed the only sacredness, I saw woman and her beauty as divine since her calling is the most important task of existence: the propagation of the species. I saw woman as the personification of nature, as Isis, and man as her priest, her slave; and I pictured her treating him as cruelly as Nature, who, when she no longer needs something that has served her, tosses it away, while her abuses, indeed her killing it, are its lascivious bliss.”

About the Author

Born: January 27, 1836
Died: March 9, 1895
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 84

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Venus in FursRelated source material

Venus in Furs: A Novel ; Letters of Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch and Emilie MatajaRelated source material

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Bloody Wedding in Kyiv: Two Tales of Olha, Kniahynia of Kyivan RusRelated source material

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