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> [ “...\[A\] certain degree of un-understanding (not mis-, but un-) is the only possible sanctuary which one human being can offer to another… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-struther/a-certain-degree-of-un-understanding-not-mis-but-un-is-the-only/)

[Jan Struther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-struther/)

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> [“We sat next to each other. The sound of the locomotive and the smell of the sea drifted in through the open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-underwood/we-sat-next-to-each-other-the-sound-of-the-locomotive-and-the-smell/)

[Bobby Underwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-underwood/)

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> [When you spend many hours a week working with the same people - I mean television operates on really amazing hours and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-hunter/when-you-spend-many-hours-a-week-working-with-the-same-people-i-mean/)

[Holly Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-hunter/)

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> [There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/there-is-this-immediate-connection-this-intimacy-when-you-re-acting/)

[Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/)

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> [I love digital, but the only problem is less intimacy. People look at the screen right away. Before, nobody saw the picture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-demarchelier/i-love-digital-but-the-only-problem-is-less-intimacy-people-look-at/)

[Patrick Demarchelier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-demarchelier/)

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> [When I started studying the issue and issues related to fatherlessness, I realized I had all of them. Fear of intimacy, fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/when-i-started-studying-the-issue-and-issues-related-to/)

[Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/)

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> [In 1979, I moved to England and photographed Joy Division and Bowie and Beefheart. At that time I got images that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-corbijn/in-1979-i-moved-to-england-and-photographed-joy-division-and-bowie/)

[Anton Corbijn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-corbijn/)

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> [I think that most women know what happens that leads you to a point where you're not even looking for intimacy anymore.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-portman/i-think-that-most-women-know-what-happens-that-leads-you-to-a-point/)

[Natalie Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-portman/)

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> [Misanthropes have some admirable if paradoxical virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/misanthropes-have-some-admirable-if-paradoxical-virtues-it-is-no/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

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> [Intimacy is not trapped within words. It passes through words. It passes. The truth is that intimates leave the room. Doors close.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodriguez/intimacy-is-not-trapped-within-words-it-passes-through-words-it/)

[Richard Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodriguez/)

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> [“Push too far into independence and we disconnect and hurt each other. Then in a longing for togetherness, we seek each other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-goddard/push-too-far-into-independence-and-we-disconnect-and-hurt-each-other/)

[Donna Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-goddard/)

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> [True love is not just about sexual excitement and lust of your youth. Sexual pleasures, dating and passionate fantasies are all short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/true-love-is-not-just-about-sexual-excitement-and-lust-of-your-youth/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

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> [Marriage is a way to avoid intimacy. It is a trick to create a formal relationship. Intimacy is informal. If a marriage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/marriage-is-a-way-to-avoid-intimacy-it-is-a-trick-to-create-a-formal/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [“Though there are exceptions, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism tend to stress desirable states of consciousness, escaping the fretful, self-aware state of mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-c-downing/though-there-are-exceptions-hinduism-buddhism-and-taoism-tend-to/)

David C. Downing

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> [“Her jagged pearl teeth dug into my shoulder. Their cold numbed the pain, as trickles of hot blood dripped into the crux…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-richard/her-jagged-pearl-teeth-dug-into-my-shoulder-their-cold-numbed-the/)

Sam Richard

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> [“The people who are most vulnerable to overextending themselves on behalf of ministry relationships are people who struggle with intimacy—both with God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-johnson/the-people-who-are-most-vulnerable-to-overextending-themselves-on/)

[Bill Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-johnson/)

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> [What people don't realize is that intimacy has its conventions as well as ordinary social intercourse. There are three cardinal rules --…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-h-auden-3/what-people-don-t-realize-is-that-intimacy-has-its-conventions-as/)

[W H Auden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-h-auden-3/)

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> [I have sat by night beside a cold lake And touched things smoother than moonlight on still water, But the moon on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-r-scott/i-have-sat-by-night-beside-a-cold-lake-and-touched-things-smoother/)

[F. R. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-r-scott/)

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> [Look at your ministry as a marathon not a sprint - build deep foundations of intimacy with God and never let your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicky-beeching/look-at-your-ministry-as-a-marathon-not-a-sprint-build-deep/)

[Vicky Beeching](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicky-beeching/)

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> [“I had assumed the way to eat better was to find the perfect plan that would finally stop the inner battle—to quiet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-siegel/i-had-assumed-the-way-to-eat-better-was-to-find-the-perfect-plan-that/)

Jeff Siegel

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> [“I would be able to feel his heart from across a room, see his eyes and hear his voice, but feeling him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vee-hoffman/i-would-be-able-to-feel-his-heart-from-across-a-room-see-his-eyes-and/)

[Vee Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vee-hoffman/)

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> [“Umm, well do I have to tell you how it’s done?” I tease, as I get on my knees and lean over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-brewer/umm-well-do-i-have-to-tell-you-how-it-s-done-i-tease-as-i-get-on-my/)

[Annie Brewer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-brewer/)

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> [A common civility to an impertinent fellow, often draws upon one a great many unforeseen troubles; and if one doth not take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-addison/a-common-civility-to-an-impertinent-fellow-often-draws-upon-one-a/)

[Joseph Addison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-addison/)

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> [Intimacy is not a happy medium. It is a way of being in which the tension between distance and closeness is dissolved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-nouwen/intimacy-is-not-a-happy-medium-it-is-a-way-of-being-in-which-the/)

[Henri Nouwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-nouwen/)

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> [I realized that even I have weird intimacy issues with humans - like, I need my friendships to get deeper, I need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-kirkman/i-realized-that-even-i-have-weird-intimacy-issues-with-humans-like-i/)

[Jen Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-kirkman/)

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> [The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-intention-and-outcome-of-vulnerability-is-trust-intimacy-and/)

[Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/)

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> [The Five A’s (attention, appreciation, acceptance, affection, allowing) are simultaneously the fulfillment of our earliest needs, the requirements of adult intimacy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-richo/the-five-a-s-attention-appreciation-acceptance-affection-allowing-are/)

[David Richo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-richo/)

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> [“Spread your courtesy across the door posts of everyone you know, but reserve your intimacy with the little trustworthy friends who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/spread-your-courtesy-across-the-door-posts-of-everyone-you-know-but/)

[Israelmore Ayivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israelmore-ayivor/)

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> [Lack of intimacy from the man who she loves will cause a woman to cheat on him. Its not just sex that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-rambharack/lack-of-intimacy-from-the-man-who-she-loves-will-cause-a-woman-to/)

[Glen Rambharack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glen-rambharack/)

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> [After my second marriage failed... I said, 'You know, could I have a relationship with a man? A loving relationship with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-davis/after-my-second-marriage-failed-i-said-you-know-could-i-have-a/)

[Clive Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-davis/)

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> [“He was never long between women. It was after the thrill had passed and the intimacy became real that he found it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-ballantyne/he-was-never-long-between-women-it-was-after-the-thrill-had-passed/)

Lisa Ballantyne

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> [“In fact, the tunnel of conflict is the passageway to intimacy in any relationship. Until you care enough to confront and resolve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan-publishing/in-fact-the-tunnel-of-conflict-is-the-passageway-to-intimacy-in-any/)

[Zondervan Publishing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan-publishing/)

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> [I feel drawn to experiment with ways that technology can interact with notions of intimacy, because so much of technology is done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaron-lanier/i-feel-drawn-to-experiment-with-ways-that-technology-can-interact/)

[Jaron Lanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaron-lanier/)

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> [Every artist is linked to a mistake with which he has a particular intimacy. All art draws its origin from an exceptional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-blanchot/every-artist-is-linked-to-a-mistake-with-which-he-has-a-particular-2/)

[Maurice Blanchot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-blanchot/)

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> [“Others hide from being real by filling the air with words; the more words they throw out, the less actual communication happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-w-earle-lpc-love-is-not-enough/others-hide-from-being-real-by-filling-the-air-with-words-the-more/)

[David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-w-earle-lpc-love-is-not-enough/)

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> [We've got to fight against bigness. If a school gets too large, you lose an intimacy with the students; they begin to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/we-ve-got-to-fight-against-bigness-if-a-school-gets-too-large-you/)

[Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/)

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> [Tangentially, Americans, despite many of us being prone to sometimes-eyebrow-raising disclosures about our private lives on social media, still retain what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-sneed/tangentially-americans-despite-many-of-us-being-prone-to-sometimes/)

[Christine Sneed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-sneed/)

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> [Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-tannen/communication-is-a-continual-balancing-act-juggling-the-conflicting-2/)

[Deborah Tannen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-tannen/)

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> [To the degree you have experienced intimacy with God, you won’t be afraid of death because you’re experiencing the first tastes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/to-the-degree-you-have-experienced-intimacy-with-god-you-won-t-be/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

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> [The Hebrew Bible has long been the world's possession, and those who come to it by any means, through whatever language, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-ozick/the-hebrew-bible-has-long-been-the-world-s-possession-and-those-who/)

[Cynthia Ozick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-ozick/)

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## Top authors on Intimacy

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henri-nouwen-41363.jpg) Henri Nouwen 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intimacy/henri-nouwen/)
- [Michael Bassey Johnson 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intimacy/michael-bassey-johnson/)

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                        "text": "“Push too far into independence and we disconnect and hurt each other. Then in a longing for togetherness, we seek each other out; fumbling around for the warmth of the other. Push too far into intimacy and we get afraid of losing ourselves in it and head the other way. It is the ongoing interplay between independence and intimacy.”",
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                        "text": "True love is not just about sexual excitement and lust of your youth. Sexual pleasures, dating and passionate fantasies are all short lived impulses. The purest form of love is a beautiful journey of soulful intimacy of two people who are connected to each other through their souls. It is all about caring for each other when you really need to be looked after. It is all about having a sense of comfort and ease after living together for years and years. Love is to hold each other close to the heart through sticks and shivers. Love is to cherish the presence of your lover when you are old and done with your dreams and fantasies. Love is to grow old together. True love is a never ending adventure that lasts a whole lifetime¦",
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                        "text": "“Though there are exceptions, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism tend to stress desirable states of consciousness, escaping the fretful, self-aware state of mind that so often makes everyday living a burden. For mystics from the Abrahamic faiths, however, the inward odyssey is also an upward odyssey, a quest for personal and vital communion with an infinite Being.”",
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