“"Those who fought know a secret about themselves, and it is not very nice." ... They have experienced secretly and privately their natural human impulse toward sadism and brutality... Not merely did I learn to kill with a noose of piano wire put around somebody's neck from behind, but I learned to enjoy the prospect of killing that way.” KnowsWayHumansWarEnjoyNaturalSecretBehindsNiceKillingImpulsePianoNecksWireBrutalityVery NiceSadismNooses Author:Paul Fussell
“The theatre breeds its own kind of cruelty, and its sadism takes on a keener edge since it can be enjoyed under the innocent guise of critical judgment.” KindJudgmentEdgesCriticalTheatreInnocentCrueltyEnjoyedGuiseSadism Book:act one Source: act one