"You have a curious way of arousing one's imagination, stimulating all one's nerves, and making one's pulses beat faster. You put an aureole on vice, provided only if it is honest. Your ideal is a daring courtesan of genius. Oh, you are the kind of man who will corrupt a woman to her very last fiber."

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Source : Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (2015). “Venus in Furs”, p.49, Cosimo Classics

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

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“Weâ€™ll never be over, Eva.”
“The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes, in which former terrorists become well-regarded representatives of their country.”
“But spending your life concentrating on death is like watching a whole movie and thinking only about the credits that are going to roll at the end. Itâ€™s a mistake of emphasis.”

Source : Nicholson Baker (2009). “The Anthologist: A Novel”, p.124, Simon and Schuster
“Every woman knows the art of saying no with the lips and yes with the rest”
“Needs are never conflicting. When we say that, we are only saying that at the moment we aren't seeing how both needs can be met. That leaves an opening. When you think in the way I'm suggesting, you'll often find a way to get most needs met simultaneously.”
“When Jazz broke through in England, I remember sneaking to listen on the radio much to my parent's disapproval.”
“The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.”
“There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics.”

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