“ Laments of an IcarusThe paramours of courtesansAre well and satisfied, content.But as for me my limbs are rent Because I clasped the clouds as mine.I owe it to the peerless starsWhich flame in the rem… Charles Baudelaire
“ I have never deceived anyone, for I have never belonged to anyone. My independence was all my wealth: I have known no other happiness. Cora Pearl
“ Let those who love me follow me'Cora Pearl, on being the very first person to dye her hair red in 1864 Cora Pearl
“ Finding out that you are not your lover’s only lover hurts, but not as much as discovering that you are the side chick … or the side dick. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ I was performing my ritual of sipping tea, shooting flirtatious glances and planning murder Mingmei Yip
“ Some women would not cheat, and some would not have cheated, had they each married a man whom they love … or at least like. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ So sweet and delicious do I become,when I am in bed with a manwho, I sense, loves and enjoys me,that the pleasure I bring excels all delight,so the knot of love, however tightit seemed before, is tied… Veronica Franco
