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title: "7 Physical Act Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Physical Act quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Physical Act sayings and thoughts."
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> [Like many people, I am addicted to the physical act of reading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mantel/like-many-people-i-am-addicted-to-the-physical-act-of-reading/)

[Hilary Mantel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mantel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/hilary-mantel-440_act_like-many-people-i-am-addicted-to-the-ph_919817.jpg)

> [“When I look back at my sexual history - those singular still shots and picture postcards - so little of it involves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-stielstra/when-i-look-back-at-my-sexual-history-those-singular-still-shots-and/)

[Megan Stielstra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-stielstra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/megan-stielstra-48279_cause-and-effect_when-i-look-back-at-my-sexual-history-th_1071378.jpg)

> [“When a woman allows a man to enter her, it is not just a physical act, but a spiritual one,...We risk everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams-when-women-were-birds-fifty-four-variations-on-voice/when-a-woman-allows-a-man-to-enter-her-it-is-not-just-a-physical-act/)

[Terry Tempest Williams When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams-when-women-were-birds-fifty-four-variations-on-voice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efd/terry-tempest-williams-when-wo_quote_when-a-woman-allows-a-man-to-enter-her-i_1188265.jpg)

> [I love the physical act of writing as well as how I grow which each situation I put on the page.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-woodson/i-love-the-physical-act-of-writing-as-well-as-how-i-grow-which-each/)

[Jacqueline Woodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-woodson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/jacqueline-woodson-1482_grow_i-love-the-physical-act-of-writing-as-we_1710122.jpg)

> [According to the Bible, the marriage act is more than a physical act. It is an act of sharing. It is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-mack/according-to-the-bible-the-marriage-act-is-more-than-a-physical-act/)

[Wayne Mack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-mack/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/642/wayne-mack-32449_bible_according-to-the-bible-the-marriage-act_2035386.jpg)

> [I always loved the sheer physical act of being onstage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosemary-harris/i-always-loved-the-sheer-physical-act-of-being-onstage/)

[Rosemary Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosemary-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/rosemary-harris-27403_act_i-always-loved-the-sheer-physical-act-of_2240794.jpg)

> [“Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/using-the-voice-is-a-physical-act-one-that-first-announces-the/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/elizabeth-alexander-45642_identity_using-the-voice-is-a-physical-act-one-th_2694040.jpg)

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