# Quote — The Marquis de Sade, Justine

> Why do you complain of your fate when you could so easily change it?

- Author: [The Marquis de Sade](https://www.leafyquotes.com/the-marquis-de-sade.md)
- Book: [Justine](https://www.leafyquotes.com/the-marquis-de-sade/justine.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade#Justine_or_The_Misfortunes_of_Virtue_(1787)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Topics: [change](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/change.md), [fate](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/fate.md)
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/the-marquis-de-sade/justine/why-do-you
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