My passions, concentrated on a single point, resemble the rays of a sun assembled by a magnifying glass: they immediately set fire to whatever object they find in their way.
Marquis de SadeAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist, Writer, Philosopher
- Nationality: french
- Born: June 2, 1740
- Died: December 2, 1814
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