This intimacy is not necessary; no one is compelling me to open my inmost self and lay it naked, undefended, against that… — Sebastian Faulks Copy Share Image
The important thing is that while heroin and cocaine and tobacco and every drug and junk food cause dopamine release, there are… — Neal Barnard Copy Share Image
Connubial Because with alarming accuracy she’d been identifying patterns I was unaware of—this tic, that tendency, like the way I've mastered the… — Stephen Dunn Copy Share Image
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
There's the artist's intimacy and truthfulness to himself, but an equal intimacy to the Other [the one drawn]. Picasso drawings are like… — John Berger Copy Share Image
What fiction offers us is an intimacy shorn of the messy contingencies of human existence - gender, race, class or age. Those… — Will Self Copy Share Image
“We're all princes and princesses, at 5, 50, or 100! It's never too late, we're never too old to rock the world… — Pamela Taeuffer Copy Share Image
David Bowie emerged as a rock star in the late '60s. And as Ken Tucker wrote, "In the face of the hippy… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
“Trust and intimacy, he thought, smiling contentedly when Kevin wrapped one arm around his waist, and buried his nose in Cedric’s nape.… — Taylor V. Donovan Copy Share Image
“Perhaps you think that by intimacy I mean sex, so allow me to clarify. Sex can be intimate but isn’t necessarily so;… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
“[About sex]: If we’re not intentional about pursuing God’s best for our marriages, and grasping the tremendous role intimacy plays in that… — Joy McMillan Copy Share Image
No scientist knows the world merely by holding it at arm's length: if we ever managed to build the objectivist wall between… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
“If loneliness is to be defined as a desire for intimacy, then included within that is the need to express oneself and… — Olivia Laing Copy Share Image
The less you demand total fulfillment from relationships, the more you can appreciate them for the beautiful tapestries they are, in which… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
We're a lukewarm people for all our feast days and hard work. Not much touches us, but we long to be touched.… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
What is emotional intimacy? It is that depp sense of being connected to one another. It is feeling loved, respected and appreciated,… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
People will always want intimacy with one chosen person and you cannot have intimacy without privacy, which is why couples draw circles… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“How love works: Proximity leads to intimacy, and intimacy leads to a relationship. In other words, people who are around each other… — Oliver Gaspirtz Copy Share Image
For me, friendship has always been the most accessible of relationships - certainly far more so than romantic love. Friendship, I learned,… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Good boundaries, created by the use of good intimacy skills, keep a committed or intimate relationship lightly balanced between the needs of… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
If you age with somebody, you go through so many roles - you're lovers, friends, enemies, colleagues, strangers; you're brother and sister.… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
What is the sign of a friend? Is it that he tells you his secret sorrows? No, it is that he tells… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“Their sudden intimacy was like the explosive combustion that engulfs and consumes a moth that has fluttered too close to a candle… — Jack Whyte Copy Share Image
“He needed to feel hot, naked skin against his. His hand on a warm, soft female. His mouth on her neck and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
San Francisco has always been my favorite booing city. I don't mean the people boo louder or longer, but there is a… — George Halas Copy Share Image
“I feel giddy with the intimacy of being where he thinks and dreams, where he changes his clothes and flings them absolutely… — Jandy Nelson Copy Share Image
Intimacy comes from being yourself on the stage and making the audience feel, without trying, that you're sittin' down there with 'em,… — Doc Watson Copy Share Image
Kids have no sense of appropriateness. They can ask me whatever they want. You do develop a sense of intimacy with readers,… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
I like coming up with these spectacular extravaganzas that will, hopefully, totally blow people away. But I also like the intimacy of… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy… — William James Copy Share Image
Sometimes there is a great intimacy between women without any homosexuality. This is something that men are less likely to understand, because… — Jeanne Moreau Copy Share Image
Robert Vavra is one of these artists, part magician, part alchemist, who is able to create a series of photographs in unforgettable… — Peter Ustinov Copy Share Image
“Dear Judy Blume, why didn’t you write a book about how to survive talking to your centuries-old, super-duper experienced, smoking-hot soul mate… — Karen Amanda Hooper Copy Share Image
Forget about sex. Just play first. Dance, sing, read to each other, breathe together - communicate. Don't count on sex to be… — Margot Anand Copy Share Image
The [Frank] Sinatra interpretation of the music, as opposed to some other music that you were listening to - where you felt… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
“Intimacy makes you feel unique. Intimacy makes you feel as though you have been singled out, that someone in the world believes… — Heather O'Neill Copy Share Image
I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it's over in two minutes.… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
I believe one of the best preparations for marriage is participating in a small group. If a person has learned to be… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“Intimacy requires a slow, cumulative build of safety between people who agree to a relationship, an ongoing connection of care and concern.… — Lierre Keith Copy Share Image
I don't know why it is, exactly, but the people with the healthiest self-esteem, are also the greatest at intimacy. I'm not… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
![“There's the artist's intimacy and truthfulness to himself, but an equal intimacy to the Other [the one drawn]. Picasso drawings are like that... the Rembrandts are like that. The artist who most often did that was Van Gogh.” quote by John Berger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/john-berger-1590_art_there-s-the-artist-s-intimacy-and-truthf_155171.png)
![“[About sex]: If we’re not intentional about pursuing God’s best for our marriages, and grasping the tremendous role intimacy plays in that relationship, what was intended to be deeply enjoyed - a passionate, life-giving love affair... alight with laughter, fiercely protected, and drenched in…” quote by Joy McMillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/joy-mcmillan-100796_christian-marriage_about-sex-if-we-re-not-intentional-about_2813386.jpg)
![“The [Frank] Sinatra interpretation of the music, as opposed to some other music that you were listening to - where you felt like they were singing at you - you felt Sinatra was singing to you. It's a very intimate art form, and that's what I responded to - the intimacy of his performance.” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/robert-davi-17031_art_the-frank-sinatra-interpretation-of-the_2452897.jpg)
