Consent to petting isn't consent to penetration.

“What is certain is that he [the baby] has too much attention from the one person who is entirely at his disposal. The intimacy…

— Germaine Greer

“Grooming actually alters the neurochemistry of our brains. It releases opiates into our bloodstreams. It decreases our blood pressure. It slows our breathing. Grooming…

— Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

Reverse petting zoo. You pet the animals, and they pet you back.

— Andy Biersack

I view my own body as a petting zoo. I am the main attraction... And the only customer.

— Craig Ferguson

“My cat stood still like a furry statue. I wanted to go pet it, but I ended up petting a painting instead. Ah, but…

— Jarod Kintz

My mom said the term heavy petting existed a lot when she was in high school.

— Lena Dunham

They say that a few minutes each day of petting your dog can raise your serotonin levels.

— Anonymous

She thinks petting me is an honor. This is an unexpected position to take for a goddess of slaughter, but I applaud her defiance…

— Kevin Hearne

“I’ll see a cat and instinctively start petting the hair on my back.”

— Jarod Kintz

Neither the Church nor modern public opinion condemns petting, provided it stops short at a certain point.

— Bertrand Russell

“You said I could pet you as long as I liked.” “Didn't say I wouldn't try to fuck you in the middle of the…

— Nalini Singh

At school, our classroom had a small rodent zoo consisting of two rabbits, three hamsters, a litter of baby gerbils and a guinea pig.…

— Kelley Armstrong

You feel it's not real when people are, like, petting your back all the time.

— Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Heavy petting, that was fun! That was good. And frankly, you know I wish kids would go back to it. It's very satisfying. And…

— Judy Blume

“It was hard to imagine feeling that magical tingling sensation in the pit of her belly anytime soon. Best not to worry about it,…

— Laini Taylor