“You view love and especially women...as something hostile, something against which you defend yourself, although in vain, something whose power over you, however, you feel as a sweet torment, a prickling cruelty: this is truly a modern attitude.”
Quote by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Book:Venus in Furs
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Venus in Furs
A classic work of literature that delves into the complex psychological interplay between a dominant male and a female dominatrix, examining the boundaries of consent and the nature of desire. more
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