By my makeup and temperament I wasn't really prey to physical desires. Everything happened in my head.
Anne DesclosO was infinitely more moving when her body was covered with marks, of whatever kind, if only because these marks made it impossible for her to cheat and immediately proclaimed, the moment they were seen, that anything went as far as she was concerned. For to know this was one thing, but to see the proof of it, and to see the proof constantly renewed, was quite another.
Anne DesclosMen are foolish to expect us to revere them, when, in the end, they amount to almost nothing.
Anne DesclosA truly submissive woman is to be treasured, cherished and protected for it is only she who can give a man the gift of dominance.
Anne Desclos