"The Sadeian Woman" Quotes
A provocative exploration of female desire and sexuality through the lens of the Marquis de Sade's writings.
nonfiction | 154 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Desire is not an occupation, it is an affliction.
desireaffliction
The body is the ultimate site of resistance.
bodyresistance
Sexuality is power.
sexualitypower
To be desired is perhaps the closest anybody in this life can reach to feeling immortal.
desireimmortality
The erotic imagination is a resourceful and subversive force.
eroticismimaginationsubversion
The sexual life is the life of the imagination.
sexualityimagination
The body is a text that tells the stories of pleasure and pain.
bodypleasurepain
Sexual freedom is a right that should be claimed without apology.
sexual freedomrights
The erotic is a rebellion against the tyranny of the norm.
eroticismrebellionnorm
Sex is not a consolation prize for being a woman.
sexwomanhood
