Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Quotes

I ask for so little.Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave

Fear makes you docile.

That god forbid, that made me first your slave, I should in thought control your times of pleasure, Or at your hand th' account of hours to crave, Being your vassal bound to stay your leisure.

I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

I love someone who tries to boss me around.

Sooner or later we're all someone's dog.

The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.

And I particularly like the whole thing of being boss. Boss and employee... It's the slave quality that I find very alluring.

You can compel fear. You can even make someone feel they're in love if they're isolated and dependent for long enough. But laughter is free.

Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?

I would kiss you, had I the courage.

It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so.

Women are like dogs really. They love like dogs, a little insistently. And they like to fetch and carry and come back wistfully after hard words, and learn rather easily to carry a basket.

This is the fantasy of every woman - to hold at our feet servile and tame slaves, like in Roman times. And the worse we treat them, the more passionate they become.

Those who know the least obey the best.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

I do like to belong to a man.

Slaves, obey your masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ.

After you've watched your dad beat the crap out of Charlie King or some other bad guy in about forty movies, you pretty much always said, 'Yes, sir,' and meant it.

I guess I just do 'emasculated' and 'meek' very well.

You're a Good Little Slave

Resistance - that is the distinction of the slave. Let your distinction be obedience. Let your commanding itself be obeying!

I'll look to like; if looking, liking move.

A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave!