“... after you have done everything to please a man and he's taken his pleasure with you, all you are for him is a whore, and a whore's daughter.”

— Pierre Louÿs Trois Filles de leur mère ("Three Daughters of their Mother") (1926)

More quotes by Pierre Louÿs

Aphrodite: mœurs antiques ("Aphrodite: ancient morals") (1896)

Les Aventures du roi Pausole ("The Adventures of King Pausole") (1900)

Les Chansons de Bilitis: traduites du grec ("The Songs of Bilitis") (1894)

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