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If one could discern the centers of dominance in any society, one need only look to its definitions of "virtue," and "vice," or "legal" and "criminal" for in the strength to set standards resides the strength to maintain control.
~ Freda Adler

"It doesn't matter that my limbs are fastened to this bed. Power is not in the body. It's in the mind. Hard to explain to a novice. But I've got the time, if you've got the inclination to listen."
~ Alison Tyler,

Understand the preciousness of the unfulfilled desire. Begin to feel appreciation for the fact that the desire exists, rather than instant disappointment that it has not manifested.

To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself and so to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.
~ James Baldwin, Author

"In the beginning I was fooled by Dominants who were good looking, had charisma, dressed well, and had that "dominant" personae. I soon realized that these things are easy to fashion. Real Dominance is a deep and visceral thing, something that has nothing to do with the trappings of BDSM."
~ Sensuous Sadie