"... Odette seemed a fascinating and desirable woman, the attraction which her body held for him had aroused a painful longing to secure the absolute m...
A 'sadist' of her kind is an artist in evil, which a wholly wicked person could not be...
~ Marcel Proust ~
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A 'sadist' of her kind is an artist in evil, which a wholly wicked person could not be...
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