What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricked and trapped and enslaved and tortured by their sexuality! The only drawback in that freedom is that without it one would not be a human. One would be a monster.

John Steinbeck
About This Quote

Sex is a powerful force, one that can be used to bond people together or to destroy them. The problem comes when sex is used as a tool to manipulate others. In the quote above, Sigmund Freud was speaking about people’s tendency to use sex as a means of expressing dominance over others. In other words, he was saying that sexuality can be used as a weapon rather than as an expression of love.

Source: East Of Eden

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