Outside world Quote by Dossie Easton

“People not versed in our culture only ever imagine that the person at risk in a BDSM dynamic is a sub.”

— Sarah Michelle Lynch

“Well to understand me, you need to understand the BDSM lifestyle. Not many people do. Most people have preconceived notions about the role of…

— Jason Luke

“No one can hurt you without your consent.” In the words of Gandhi, “They cannot take away our self respect if we do not…

— Stephen R. Covey

“That's what's so ironic about the conservative backlash against BDSMers. With increased visibility comes increased bigotry, and conservatives continue to rally against kinky events…

— Tristan Taormino

When others are not doing what we would like them to or are threatening disobedience, we are most conscious of the need of controlling…

— John Dewey

“There seems to be no way to save wildness from human intrusion without establishing and enforcing rules and regulations that are themselves intrusions on…

— J. Meredith Neil

“It's a dangerous business to try and impose one's view of things on others.”

— Salman Rushdie

“I am constantly approached by people who are willing to go to any extreme for personal safety...except practicing basic emotional control.”

— Marc MacYoung

“Any person who lies awake at night worrying about the private pleasures of other consenting adults has more than just too much time on…

— Sam Harris

But when no risk is taken there is no freedom. It is thus that, in an industrial society, the plethora of laws made for…

— Alan Watts

“Pretend to give consent to the advice of others, but if you find it suitable,take it. But if out of the right view, despise…

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“We should aim to make ours a world where people feel free to do things they enjoy, even if others are mildly inconvenienced, but…

— Tim Harford