I think that submissiveness can [be] and is a formidable weapon, which women will use as long as it isn't taken from them. — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
Debauchery conceived of as a kind of ascetic experience is not new, either for men or for women, but until Story of O no… — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
A man in love ... is the master, so it seems, but only if his lady friend permits it! The need to interchange the roles of slave and master for the sake of the relationship is never more clearly demonstrated than in the course of an affair. Never is the complicity between victim and executioner more essential. Even chained, down… — Anne Desclos Copy Share
Who I am finally, if not the long silent part of someone, the secret and nocturnal part which has never betrayed itself in public… — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
I wrote 'The story of O' alone, for Dominique Aury, to interest him, to please him, to occupy him. I wasn't young, nor particularly… — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
I wrote it alone, for him, to interest him, to please him, to occupy him. I wasn't young, nor particularly pretty. I needed something… — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
I think that submissiveness can [be] and is a formidable weapon, which women will use as long as it isn't taken from them. — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
I think I have a repressed bent for the military, I like discipline without question, specific schedules and duties. — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
A truly submissive woman is to be treasured, cherished and protected for it is only she who can give a man the gift of… — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
Is O used by René and Sir Stephen, or does she in fact use them, and...all those irons and chains and obligatory debauchery, to… — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
I wasn't young, I wasn't pretty, it was necessary to find other weapons. — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
I found that stiffly saluting member, of which he was so proud, rather frightening, and to tell the truth I found his pride slightly… — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
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