Are we witnessing a mating?” “Mm-hmm.” Brilliant. This is…

“Marriage," "mating," and "love" are socially constructed phenomena that have little or no transferable meaning outside any given culture. The examples we've noted of…

— Christopher Ryan

A large proportion of mankind, like pigeons and partridges, on reaching maturity, having passed through a period of playfulness or promiscuity, establish what they…

— Anonymous

From a biological viewpoint, patriarchal religion denied women the natural rights of every other mammalian female: the right to choose her stud, to control…

— Barbara G. Walker

The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly loving…

— Saint Francis de Sales

“Our mating is chemistry and biology. My body, my blood, needs you on a fundamental level. You. Your body brings me peace, comfort. Your…

— Laura Kaye

“You’ve been in the mating frenzy before.” Eric looked up at her, his eyes quiet. “Yes.” ”With Kirsten.” ”Yes.” Iona touched her hands together.…

— Jennifer Ashley

An old paleontological in joke proclaims that mammalian evolution is a tale told by teeth mating to produce slightly altered descendant teeth.

— Stephen Jay Gould

Stieglitz conceived, though he never carried out, a series of photographs of the heads of stallions and mares, of bulls and cows, in the…

— Lewis Mumford

The Mackenzie had never met folk so poor in story and song and legends, and it moved him to a pity that pricked at…

— S.M. Stirling

Why do we shave? It doesn't seem like a natural activity. There are no examples of shaving in nature. The only creature that comes…

— Dave Barry

“It’s normal.” Doc grinned. “The mating ritual of all animals. The males fight for dominance over their females. Human males have lost the fight…

— Lora Leigh

After giving a student the basic mating patterns and strategies you must begin giving them advanced concepts. At first these ideas will not make…

— Jeremy Silman

I couldn't be more chuffed if I were a badger at the start of the mating season!

— Ian Holloway

A thorough understanding of the typical mating continuations makes the most complicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only not difficult, but almost…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

“Emma, I came out here to tell you that you don't have to mate with Grom." I raise a brow. "Uh, I was never…

— Anna Banks