"One of the most distinctive 
things about Sade is that he's a loner, he performs 
all of his pornographic exploits in solitude<br>
Curiously, this is what appalled his contemporaries 
the most. The tradition among the nobility of his time 
was to stage gang-rapes: a half dozen nobles would assemble 
and get the Duchess of Something very drunk and take turns 
enjoying her under the table, or they'd get a couple 
of boys drunk for the same purpose - that was their 
idea of good fun." <br>
Sade: The Big Daddy of Porn - <em>Francine 
du Plessix Gray</em>