--- title: "9 Sexually Explicit Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Sexually Explicit quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Sexually Explicit sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/lynne-cheney-35007_explicit_i-have-never-written-anything-sexually-e_2500037.png" --- > [I have never written anything sexually explicit,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-cheney/i-have-never-written-anything-sexually-explicit/) [Lynne Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/lynne-cheney-35007_explicit_i-have-never-written-anything-sexually-e_2500037.png) > [I think it's very hard to be sexually explicit and erotic - though there are writers, like K. M. Soehnlein, who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-brady/i-think-it-s-very-hard-to-be-sexually-explicit-and-erotic-though/) [Catherine Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-brady/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/catherine-brady-32040_brilliant_i-think-it-s-very-hard-to-be-sexually-ex_812272.jpg) > [While "9 Songs" is sexually explicit in the basic sense, its directness is what's most fascinating, and ultimately most moving, about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-zacharek/while-9-songs-is-sexually-explicit-in-the-basic-sense-its-directness/) [Stephanie Zacharek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-zacharek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/stephanie-zacharek-28787_explicit_while-9-songs-is-sexually-explicit-in-th_2321171.jpg) > [I've been putting out sexually explicit images of myself for years. I know this sounds bizarre, but somehow it makes me feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-sprinkle/i-ve-been-putting-out-sexually-explicit-images-of-myself-for-years-i/) [Annie Sprinkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-sprinkle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/annie-sprinkle-24382_bizarre_i-ve-been-putting-out-sexually-explicit_1884367.jpg) > [The censors have always had a field day with James Joyce, specifically with 'Ulysses,' but also with his other writings. The conventional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-decrow/the-censors-have-always-had-a-field-day-with-james-joyce-specifically/) [Karen DeCrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-decrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/karen-decrow-12907_about_the-censors-have-always-had-a-field-day_796671.jpg) > [“He slid Gay Whore back onto the shelf, and then saw Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, which didn't seem to fit with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-young/he-slid-gay-whore-back-onto-the-shelf-and-then-saw-mansfield-park-by/) [Todd Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/todd-young-6633_mansfield-park_he-slid-gay-whore-back-onto-the-shelf-an_860762.jpg) > [The fact remains that books that really put gay people in the center, and especially books that do so in a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garth-greenwell/the-fact-remains-that-books-that-really-put-gay-people-in-the-center/) [Garth Greenwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garth-greenwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/garth-greenwell-14165_attention_the-fact-remains-that-books-that-really_1470172.jpg) > [“When he was with his fellow pastors, they challenged each other with these seven questions: 1. Have you been with a woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-t-welch/when-he-was-with-his-fellow-pastors-they-challenged-each-other-with/) [Edward T. Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-t-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/edward-t-welch-10901_asked_when-he-was-with-his-fellow-pastors-they_1091082.jpg) > [“You haven’t fed for several days. And you refuse to drink from me…so go…and come back soon.” He shook his head, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mikell/you-haven-t-fed-for-several-days-and-you-refuse-to-drink-from-me-so/) [Beth Mikell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mikell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da0/beth-mikell-30914_dark-eyes_you-haven-t-fed-for-several-days-and-you_3034380.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sexually-explicit/#itemlist", "name": "Sexually Explicit Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have never written anything sexually explicit,", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lynne Cheney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-cheney/i-have-never-written-anything-sexually-explicit/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/lynne-cheney-35007_explicit_i-have-never-written-anything-sexually-e_2500037.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/lynne-cheney-35007_explicit_i-have-never-written-anything-sexually-e_2500037.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/lynne-cheney-35007_explicit_i-have-never-written-anything-sexually-e_2500037.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have never written anything sexually explicit,” — Lynne Cheney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's very hard to be sexually explicit and erotic - though there are writers, like K. 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And you refuse to drink from me…so go…and come back soon.” He shook his head, his dark eyes bleak as he gazed upon his wife. “I can’t leave you,” he whispered. “Last time I left you alone…” he couldn’t even finish…totally devastated. He knew he needed to feed, but how could he leave her unprotected? Jenera moved close and took his hands in hers, peering up into his face. “Shall I come with you?” She smiled impishly, threading his hands with hers—palm to palm, relishing their skin-to-skin contact. Would she ever feel enough? Want enough? No…never she realized. He paled and snorted a small laugh, “God no! It’s not something for my wife to witness.” Still smiling, she lifted a brow over her branding tattoo, “Why? Is it gruesome? Carnal? Sexually explicit?” Darién’s mouth dropped open in shock, “Uh…none of the above, kelis. 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