Marquis de Sade

The greatest pleasure of all is to give pain.

Virtue is a chimera, a dream, a fantasy.

I have never done anything wrong in my life, except to think.

I have no other desire than to live and to write.

The greatest joy of all is to be free.

My principles are simple: I do what I please.

I am an atheist, and I am proud of it.

I have no remorse, no regrets, no fear.

The greatest pleasure in life is to do what people say you cannot do.

Crime is the spice of life.

I am a monster, and I am proud of it.

The only true wisdom is to know that you know nothing.

I prefer the madness of passion to the wisdom of indifference.

The only limit to our desires is our imagination.

I am a man of my century, and I write for my century.

The greatest pleasure is to be misunderstood.

I have never regretted anything in my life, except not having done more.

The only way to escape the world is to create your own.

I am a man of paradoxes, and I embrace them.

The greatest pleasure is to be free from all constraints.