Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.

阅读是一种祈祷形式，一种引导冥想，让我们暂时相信自己是别人。

当权力稀缺时，一点点权力都充满诱惑。

所有契约的价值，都是由契约者的欲望来衡量的。