"To love is to live on the precipice." — Anne Desclos

"To love is to live on the precipice."

— Anne Desclos

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19 Quotes by Anne Desclos

Anne Desclos has 19 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Men are foolish to expect us to revere them, when, in the end, they amount to almost nothing.
Who I am finally, if not the long silent part of someone, the secret and nocturnal part which has never…
I wasn't young, I wasn't pretty, it was necessary to find other weapons.
I think that submissiveness can [be] and is a formidable weapon, which women will use as long as it isn't…
Is O used by René and Sir Stephen, or does she in fact use them, and...all those irons and chains…
Debauchery conceived of as a kind of ascetic experience is not new, either for men or for women, but until…
I think I have a repressed bent for the military, I like discipline without question, specific schedules and duties.
By my makeup and temperament I wasn't really prey to physical desires. Everything happened in my head.
Story of O is a fairy tale for another world, a world where some part of me lived for a…
I wrote it alone, for him, to interest him, to please him, to occupy him. I wasn't young, nor particularly…
I found that stiffly saluting member, of which he was so proud, rather frightening, and to tell the truth I…
Keep me rather in this cage, and feed me sparingly, if you dare. Anything that brings me closer to illness…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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