Marquis de Sade — "There is no act so infamous that it cannot be excused by necessity."

"Never yield to remorse, it is a cowardly feeling."

"It is utterly misguided to say that the mouth of a woman or young boy must be absolutely clean in order to give pleasure; putting all manias to one side, I shall grant you if you wish that a man who c…"

"My manner of thinking, so you say, is an abomination. And yet, I have never been able to think otherwise."

"Crime is the soul of lust. What would pleasure be if it were not accompanied by crime? It is not the object of debauchery that excites us, rather the idea of evil."

"Chimerical and empty being, your name alone has caused more blood to flow on the face of the earth than any political war ever will."