" He went on, hurting her, torturing her. And then a very strange thing happened. Very strange. So strange she didn’t understand it at first. So strange she couldn’t think about it, couldn’t even realize what it was. All she could do was react. The fire in her breasts and loins turned from pain to pleasure. The ache that dominated her entire being became an ache that craved immediate satisfaction. She didn’t want to escape, not any more. "

― Lawrence Block , The Adulterers