Happiness lies only in that which excites, and the only thing that excites is crime.
Marquis de SadeIf the objects who serve us feel ecstacy, they are much more often concerned with themselves than with us, and our own enjoyment is consequently impaired. The idea of seeing another person experience the same pleasure reduces one to a kind of equality which spoils the unutterable charms that come from despotism.
Marquis de SadeThere is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author.
Marquis de Sade