My passions, concentrated on a single point, resemble the rays of a su…

Marquis de Sade
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My passions, concentrated on a single point, resemble the rays of a sun assembled by a magnifying glass: they immediately set fire to whatever object they find in their way. ✨ Sade (marquis de), Marquis de Sade (1987). The 120 days of Sodom and other writings, Grove Pr
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