Anyone who is not totally dead to himself will soon find that he is tempted and overcome by piddling and frivolous things.… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
That is no country for old men. The young In one another's arms, birds in the trees - Those dying generations-at their… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
The nude gains its enduring value from the fact that it reconciles several contrary states. It takes the most sensual and immediately… — Kenneth Clark Copy Share Image
There is a danger there - a very real danger to humanity. Consider, Watson, that the material, the sensual, the worldly would… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
For me, the beauty of the blank page, or empty screen,staring up at nine thirty after two cups of coffee and a… — Adam Gopnik Copy Share Image
“The 'bath' was almost the size of a small swimming pool, the steam curling off it pure, sensual temptation. A shower stood… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
We do not read in order to turn great works of fiction into simplistic replicas of our own realities, we read for… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
“Barrett is a bigger guy, not fat (not yet) but ursine, crimson of eye and lip; ginger-furred, possessed (he likes to think)… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
What will happen once the authentic mass man takes over, we do not know yet, although it may be a fair guess… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
“I know you are afraid, mon amour, " he whispered softly, his hands sliding up her rib cage to her breasts. "But… — Christine Feehan Copy Share Image
Having placed in my mouth sufficient bread for three minutes' chewing, I withdrew my powers of sensual perception and retired into the… — Flann O'Brien Copy Share Image
I remember when my mother taught me about my menstrual cycle and pregnancy. She, like millions of other mothers before and since,… — Christiane Northrup Copy Share Image
“Do not fight.” His voice was so close, it seemed to come from within her own mind. “You cannot win, eh? Rest.”… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
You must be mistaken," Isabel said, unconcerned by the insult that the words carried. "I assure you i am not. Voluptas is… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“So you say you didn't see it coming, as in the cheating? But did you see your sensuality going? Because if you… — Lebo Grand Copy Share Image
Contemporary art often plays to the part of us that is very uncomfortable with not being sure, that cannot maintain a state… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
“Quote from "The Whole World Is Gone" "… It's sensual, though, too, and interestingly mental. What I do alone, loving him in… — Jennifer Grotz Copy Share Image
That abominable and sensual act called reading the newspaper, thanks to which all the misfortunes and cataclysms in the universe over the… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
If one writes or reads novels from the point of view of psychology, it is very inconsistent and petty to want to… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
There is something very sensual about a letter. The physical contact of pen to paper, the time set aside to focus thoughts,… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
“She surrendered then to the pleasure, giving herself over to the power of his touch. Dragging him with her into a sensual… — Jessica Scott Copy Share Image
Think'st thou there is no tyranny but that Of blood and chains? The despotism of vice-- The weakness and the wickedness of… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
He ordered food with a childlike glee and watched me eat, tasting it as I did. In private he'd roll on his… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
Had it taken her this long to discover that she lacked some simple mental trick that everyone else had, a mechanism so… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
“Ethan's gaze returned to the swell of her breast above the top of her gown. "Cord once mentioned a room here at… — Kat Martin Copy Share Image
It is a basic human need that everyone wants to live a happy life. For this, one has to experience real happiness.… — S. N. Goenka Copy Share Image
“A lot of women lack the sensuality (NOT sexuality) it takes to be in a soul-fulfilling relationship. Even if they do everything… — Lebo Grand Copy Share Image
Perhaps Westerners are in a better position to practice true renunciation than uneducated Orientals because most Western people, by the time they… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“Standing on it, she craned her neck out, turning it this way and that until head, shoulders, and a goodly share of… — Josie Litton Copy Share Image
Honor to the idealists, whether philosophers or poets. They have improved us by mingling with our daily pursuits great and transcendent conceptions.… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
“She went to bed mentally exhausted but woke after only a few hours of disrupted sleep…because she could smell Judd’s scent in… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
Tonight I saw myself in the dark window as the image of my father, whose life was spent like this, thinking of… — Louise Glück Copy Share Image
“The curve of the roof as the pitch flattens put towards the eaves is deliciously sensual. The colors are exquisite, a palette… — John Mole Copy Share Image
“She’d been expecting him to do so and had planned her revenge. She tipped forward as he lifted her; the shift in… — Stephanie Laurens Copy Share Image
“The diversity of sounds rule my ever presence with their highs and blows, encompassing the totality of sensual experience. I'm a child… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
Almost every sin is committed for the sake of sensual pleasure; and sensual pleasure is overcome by hardship and distress arising either… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I can't tell you how many doctors try to sell me a facelift. I've even gone as far as having someone talk… — Sharon Stone Copy Share Image
“He was part of the night, the creatures known to him, the restless, untamed land matching his hungry soul. Beau watched him,observing… — Christine Feehan Copy Share Image
“You’ll be stronger, Alayna, having explored the part of you that you’ve been afraid to know. I’ll have to stop if you… — Scarlet Wolfe Copy Share Image
There is a string attached to Maia Sharp's voice. And when she sings, you find that the other end is attached to… — Kathy Mattea Copy Share Image
