“Sade never got into the habit of concerning himself with what other people were thinking and feeling. As with Genet, the soil in which perversion grew was habitual solitude and constant frustration of the need to feel loved.” FeelingsSolitudeDe SadeGenet Book:De Sade: A Critical Biography Source: De Sade: A Critical Biography
“Sade and Genet both achieved freedom by squeezing it out of their characters. If Apollinaire was right to describe Sade, who spent more than half his adult life in prison, as 'the most free spirit that ever lived', this is how he achieved freedom.” FreedomSadeGenetApollinaire Book:De Sade: A Critical Biography Source: De Sade: A Critical Biography