530 Quotes About Cruelty



  • Author Kaylin McFarren
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    Welcome home,” Crighton said, standing before him: black hair, dark eyes, and black gothic fashion—the true prince of Hell. He was grinning from ear to ear with his vampire teeth, reveling in his victory. Then, his smile vanished and his green eyes returned, delivering Poe another glimpse at pure, unadulterated evil. “Poor Ben,” he lamented, “you didn’t honestly think he’d forgive you . . .

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  • Author Shannon Hale
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    It was different with him. It was as though he was naked to embarrass *me.* It was so strange how Khasar just stood there and laughed at my discomfort. So strange, and I was too afraid to do anything, even to look away. Then the last of the sunlight faded, and I realized why he'd taken off his clothes. It was so they wouldn't rip.

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  • Author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
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       There is a type of woman who, ever since my boyhood, has invariably attracted me.    She is the woman with the eyes of a sphinx, whom desire makes cruel and cruelty makes desirous.

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  • Author Kenneth Eade
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    , the powers that be throughout the centuries have chosen isolation, humiliation, and deprivation – three implements in their torture toolbox. There is nothing more inhumane than caging a human being like an animal and depriving him of air, light, and the company of those he chooses.

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