“The ego defense of conversion transforms developmental needs into the need for something else. This could be food, money or excessive attention.… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“Darwin theorized that mankind (both male and female) evolved alongside each other over millions of years, both reproducing after their own kind… — Ray Comfort Copy Share Image
“On some level he hopes that his ability to transport you sexually will tie you to him, so that he can have… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“They were born, they grew up in the gutters, they went to work at twelve, they passed through a brief blossoming period… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
When you are under the power of sexual desire, anger and worldly attachment, or a greedy miser in love with your wealth;… — Sri Guru Granth Sahib Copy Share Image
First, the baby loves mother's milk; second, he learns of his mother and father; third, his brothers, sisters and aunts; fourth, the… — Sri Guru Granth Sahib Copy Share Image
“The structure of straight coupledom still represents an appropriation of the physical and psychic energy of women to benefit men. And insofar… — Hannah Black Copy Share Image
“Before the war on drugs, the war on terror, or the war on cancer, there was the war on female sexual desire.… — Christopher Ryan Copy Share Image
“There is an important insight contained in the book of Genesis, concerning the loss of eros when the body takes over. Adam… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“I was still young and the whole world of beauty was opening before me, my own officious obstructions were often swept aside… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Guys constantly talk about pornography in two ways: as revenge and as reassurance. When you live in a world in which beautiful,… — Michael Kimmel Copy Share Image
An intelligent couple can read their Darwin and know that the ultimate reason for their sexual urges is procreation. They know that… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“I wrote it because I am done living in a world where women are lied to about their bodies; where women are… — Emily Nagoski Copy Share Image
I began to think about the extent to which nude and semi-nude female bodies are commonplace in our present day culture and… — Denise Duhamel Copy Share Image
That "ol' black magic" is a fickle force. The chemistry of romantic love can trigger the chemistry of sexual desire and the… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
There was a Russian cult of eunuchs known as the Skoptsy who were renowned for their proficiency as mathematicians, bankers, and moneylenders.… — Hamilton Morris Copy Share Image
Being female in this world means having been robbed of the potential for human choice by men who love to hate us.… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image
“[O]nce we give up on the idea that only heterosexuality is normal and that all human bodies are clearly either male or… — Nivedita Menon Copy Share Image
“Moreover, just as I was terrified of addressing my own racism, so, too, other women were afraid of stepping into the deep… — Dorothy Allison Copy Share Image
“If we understand many more things than other people, we owe it to our nervous system which is far more disturbed. One… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
In Lucretius, sexual desire is considered real and genuine, whereas love is illusory. Venus, the goddess who represents the power of sexual… — Paul Ludwig Landsberg Copy Share Image