Kate Kinsey > Quotes

“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman. —ANAIS NIN”
― Kate Kinsey, Red

“The power actually goes both ways because the dominant, by controlling and caring for the submissive, actually empowers the submissive to be who and what they truly are.”
― Kate Kinsey, How to be a Healthy and Happy Submissive

“Haven’t I always been honest with you? Haven’t I warned you more than once? Didn’t I love you with all my heart, even passionately, and did I conceal the fact from you, that it was dangerous to give yourself into my power, to abase yourself before me, and that I want to be dominated? —LEOPOLD VON SACHER-MASOCH, Venus in Furs”
― Kate Kinsey, Red

“Collars are one of the most sacred symbols in the kink community, and also one of the most abused. For a submissive, the collar is the symbol of everything she yearns for. It’s not just physical proof that she belongs to someone to whom she has surrendered, but also proof of her dominant’s love and protection. The collar shows the world (or as much of it as is practical) that someone has claimed her as his. Most people view the collar as the D/s equivalent of a wedding band. It is a symbol, not only of ownership and submission, but the commitment of both partners. One gives, one takes and together they complete the circle of the power exchange.”
― Kate Kinsey, How to be a Healthy and Happy Submissive

“The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain. —KARL MARX”
― Kate Kinsey, Red

“Why I tie about thy wrist,
Julia, this silken twist,
For what other reason is’t
But to show thee how, in part,
Thou my pretty captive art?
But thy bond slave is my heart.
’Tis but silk that bindeth thee,
Knap the thread and thou art free,
But ’tis otherwise with me:
I am bound and fast bound so
That from thee I cannot go;
If I could I would not so. —ROBERT HERRICK,
“The Bracelet (to Julia)”
― Kate Kinsey, Red

“To the uneducated, being a Dominant or Master sounds like an excuse for getting your own way in a relationship. But that’s not the case at all. A true Dominant understands his or her responsibilities: to protect, to nurture, to cherish that which belongs to him. It is very much like the ancient concept of chivalry. —JACK LEVINSON, The True Dominant”
― Kate Kinsey, Red

“You know me, Hanson.” She gave a laugh that sounded forced. “You know damned well I’m not a doormat looking for abuse. I know who and what I am, and I don’t take shit off anybody. I’m not crazy. This is just the way I’m wired.”
― Kate Kinsey, Red

“Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain. —WILLIAM FAULKNER”
― Kate Kinsey, Red

“The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything. —FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE”
― Kate Kinsey, Red

“I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius,
The more you beat me, I will fawn on you:
Use me but as your spaniel, spurn me, strike me,
Neglect me, lose me; only give me leave,
Unworthy as I am, to follow you.
What worse place can I beg in your love,—
And yet a place of high respect with me,—
Than to be used as you use your dog? —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
― Kate Kinsey, Red