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.
Marquis De SadeRead
Behold, my love, behold all that I simultaneously do: scandal, seduction, bad example, incest, adultery, sodomy! Oh, Satan! one and unique God of my soul, inspire thou in me something yet more, present further perversions to my smoking heart, and then shalt thou see how I shall plunge myself into them all!
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses a passionate and tumultuous relationship with love, desire, and moral transgression.
In this quote, the speaker, influenced by the provocative and controversial philosophy of Marquis De Sade, conveys a deep and tumultuous relationship with love that openly embraces scandalous and immoral acts. The call to a dark deity highlights an intense yearning for deeper and more forbidden experiences, illustrating the complexity of human desire and the willingness to confront societal taboos in the pursuit of personal passion.
Themes
LoveDesireScandalPassionTransgression
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a discussion about the complexities of love and morality in a literature class.
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