Tahir ShahA cross between a foreign legion boot-camp and a secret-society initiation ritual, the ordeals were grounded in pain. One thing was obvious: the agenda, which was dedicated to grave discomfort, had been drawn up by a passionate sadist.
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One thing was obvious: the agenda, which was dedicated to grave discomfort, had been drawn up by a passionate sadist. The initiation rites of the Hells Angels, which were based on a series of ordeals designed to transform new members into bona fide biker toughs, sound like the torture-porn fantasy of a sadist.
Source: Sorcerers Apprentice
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