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Marquis de Sade

The imagination is the spur of delights... all depends upon it, it is the mainspring of everything now, is it not by means of the imagination one knows joy? Is it not of the imagination that the sharpest pleasures arise?

Marquis de Sade

Imagination

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The Marquis de Sade is saying that imagination is the driving force behind experiencing pleasure and happiness. He believes that without imagination, we wouldn't be able to feel the most intense and enjoyable sensations.

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