Nothing we can do outrages Nature directly. Our acts of destruction gi…

Marquis de Sade
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Nothing we can do outrages Nature directly. Our acts of destruction give her new vigour and feed her energy, but none of our wreckings can weaken her power. ✨ Marquis de Sade, David Coward (1999). The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales, p.40, Oxford Paperbacks
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Nothing we can do outrages Nature directly. Our acts of destruction give her new vigour and feed her energy, but none of our wreckings can weaken her power. ✨ Marquis de Sade, David Coward (1999). The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales, p.40, Oxford Paperbacks

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