Certain souls may seem harsh to others, but it is just a way, beknownst only to them, of caring and feeling more deeply.
Marquis de SadeNever may an act of possession be exercised upon a free being; the exclusive possession of a woman is no less unjust than the possession of slaves; all men are born free, all have equal rights: never should we lose sight of those principles; according to which never may there be granted to one sex the legitimate right to lay monopolizing hands upon the other, and never may one of the sexes, or classes, arbitrarily possess the other.
Marquis de SadeNature has endowed each of us with a capacity for kindly feelings: let us not squander them on others.
Marquis de SadeHow delicious to corrupt, to stifle all semblances of virtue and religion in that young heart!
Marquis de SadeWhat do I see in the God of that infamous sect if not an inconsistent and barbarous being, today the creator of a world of destruction he repents of tomorrow; what do I see there but a frail being forever unable to bring man to heel and force him to bend a knee. This creature, although emanated from him, dominates him, knows how to offend him and thereby merit torments eternally! What a weak fellow, this God!
Marquis de Sade