--- title: "10 Dominance And Submission Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Dominance And Submission quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Dominance And Submission sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/sara-fawkes-65766_power_what-do-you-mean-dominance-and-submissio_1503488.jpg" --- > [“What do you mean, dominance and submission?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-fawkes/what-do-you-mean-dominance-and-submission/) Sara Fawkes [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/sara-fawkes-65766_power_what-do-you-mean-dominance-and-submissio_1503488.jpg) > [“Male and female are created through the erotization of dominance and submission.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catharine-mackinnon/male-and-female-are-created-through-the-erotization-of-dominance-and/) [Catharine MacKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catharine-mackinnon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/catharine-mackinnon-18414_power_male-and-female-are-created-through-the_1600624.jpg) > [“Do you know about it, Kelsey?” he asked after a while. “Dominance and submission? This thing we’re doing? I don’t know so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annabel-joseph/do-you-know-about-it-kelsey-he-asked-after-a-while-dominance-and/) [Annabel Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annabel-joseph/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/330/annabel-joseph-18466_asked_do-you-know-about-it-kelsey-he-asked-aft_516079.jpg) > [“It’s up to you, Toby, always. But I suppose it comes down to whether you think dominance and submission are about acts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-hall/it-s-up-to-you-toby-always-but-i-suppose-it-comes-down-to-whether-you/) [Alexis Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-hall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/alexis-hall-3236_power_it-s-up-to-you-toby-always-but-i-suppose_1909753.jpg) > [“Sensuality is beautiful, and dominance and submission in the right context is a passionate art. A muse which ignites the flame of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sai-marie-johnson/sensuality-is-beautiful-and-dominance-and-submission-in-the-right/) [Sai Marie Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sai-marie-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/sai-marie-johnson-12967_art_sensuality-is-beautiful-and-dominance-an_833303.jpg) > [“Pain is not the most important tool in Dominance and submission, yet it is a most worthy tool. Pain breaks down barriers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-sex/pain-is-not-the-most-important-tool-in-dominance-and-submission-yet/) [Nikki Sex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-sex/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/nikki-sex-14198_barriers_pain-is-not-the-most-important-tool-in-d_631708.jpg) > [The problem is, for men and women, the idea that sexuality is about dominance and submission, when, in fact, cooperation is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/the-problem-is-for-men-and-women-the-idea-that-sexuality-is-about/) [Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/gloria-steinem-277_cooperation_the-problem-is-for-men-and-women-the-ide_1105321.jpg) > [“BDSM stands for Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, and Sadism and Masochism. Yeah, it should really be BDDSSM, but BDSM looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/page-turner/bdsm-stands-for-bondage-and-discipline-dominance-and-submission-and/) [Page Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/page-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/page-turner-60671_bdsm_bdsm-stands-for-bondage-and-discipline-d_2920216.jpg) > [“Epigraphs from Ballroom Dancing: An Erotic Romance of Dominance and Submission "He’s like my father in a way—loves the chase and is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-andreesen/epigraphs-from-ballroom-dancing-an-erotic-romance-of-dominance-and/) Anna Andreesen [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/anna-andreesen-110234_ballroom-dancing_epigraphs-from-ballroom-dancing-an-eroti_2811454.jpg) > [“Dominance and submission is an intimate binding. Those who submit must trust that those who dominate will never take more than they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-a-knight/dominance-and-submission-is-an-intimate-binding-those-who-submit-must/) [Patricia A. Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-a-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/patricia-a-knight-36705_bdsm-romance_dominance-and-submission-is-an-intimate_1992976.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dominance-and-submission/#itemlist", "name": "Dominance And Submission Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What do you mean, dominance and submission?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sara Fawkes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-fawkes/what-do-you-mean-dominance-and-submission/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/sara-fawkes-65766_power_what-do-you-mean-dominance-and-submissio_1503488.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/sara-fawkes-65766_power_what-do-you-mean-dominance-and-submissio_1503488.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/sara-fawkes-65766_power_what-do-you-mean-dominance-and-submissio_1503488.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What do you mean, dominance and submission?” — Sara Fawkes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Male and female are created through the erotization of dominance and submission.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Catharine MacKinnon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catharine-mackinnon/male-and-female-are-created-through-the-erotization-of-dominance-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/catharine-mackinnon-18414_power_male-and-female-are-created-through-the_1600624.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/catharine-mackinnon-18414_power_male-and-female-are-created-through-the_1600624.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/catharine-mackinnon-18414_power_male-and-female-are-created-through-the_1600624.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Male and female are created through the erotization of dominance and submission.” — Catharine MacKinnon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Do you know about it, Kelsey?” he asked after a while. “Dominance and submission? 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Those who submit must trust that those who dominate will never take more than they can give.” A sardonic smile twisted Ram’s lips. “Those who dominate must give those who submit everything they need but never more than they can endure.” “By your definition, the dominus has the harder role,” she whispered. “Perhaps. What is more difficult? To trust another so completely? Or to honor the responsibility to never betray such a trust once given?” “I guess that would depend on how much the dominus cared for his slaaf.” Ram shrugged. “I suppose it would.” Steffania saw a bleak pain in his eyes quickly masked. “Enough talking,” he said gruffly.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patricia A. 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