"'...if you do tie her up from time to time, or whip her just a little, and she begins to like it, that's no good ... you have to get past the pleasure stage, until you reach the stage of tears.'" O's lover, p. 10

"'You will remember at all times - or as constantly as possible - that you have lost all right to privacy or concealment, and as a reminder of this fact, in our presence you will never close your lips completely, or cross your legs, or press your knees together ... this will serve as a constant reminder, to you as well as to us, that your mouth, your belly, and your backside are open to us.'" The men of the chateau, p. 16

"O felt that her mouth was beautiful, since her lover condescended to thrust himself into it, since he deigned publicly to...