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The 120 days of Sodom and other writings

Book by Marquis de Sade · 5 quotes · Pleasure, Objects, Ideas

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“If the objects who serve us feel ecstacy, they are much more often concerned with themselves than with us, and our own enjoyment is consequently impaired. The idea of seeing another person experience the same pleasure reduces one to a kind of equality which spoils the unutterable charms that come from despotism.”