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title: "24 Write Sex Quotes by 23 authors"
description: "Browse 24 Write Sex quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Write Sex sayings and thoughts."
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> [One of the things I rarely do is write about sex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-chaon/one-of-the-things-i-rarely-do-is-write-about-sex/)

[Dan Chaon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-chaon/)

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> [I write about sex, not love. What do I know about love?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jessica-parker/i-write-about-sex-not-love-what-do-i-know-about-love/)

[Sarah Jessica Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jessica-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/sarah-jessica-parker-2809_love_i-write-about-sex-not-love-what-do-i-kno_1695958.jpg)

> [I'd never write off a whole sex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-leadsom/i-d-never-write-off-a-whole-sex/)

[Andrea Leadsom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-leadsom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/andrea-leadsom-3580_never_i-d-never-write-off-a-whole-sex-2357612_2357612.jpg)

> [I want to host and write a 'Sex in the City'-type travel show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shenaz-treasury/i-want-to-host-and-write-a-sex-in-the-city-type-travel-show/)

[Shenaz Treasury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shenaz-treasury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/shenaz-treasury-8266_host_i-want-to-host-and-write-a-sex-in-the-ci_870328.jpg)

> [It's hard to write sex because it's hard to write desire, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-brady/it-s-hard-to-write-sex-because-it-s-hard-to-write-desire-period/)

[Catherine Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-brady/)

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> [When you write, you are not either sex. But when you're read you are definitely gendered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mantel/when-you-write-you-are-not-either-sex-but-when-you-re-read-you-are/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/hilary-mantel-440_books_when-you-write-you-are-not-either-sex-bu_1822537.jpg)

> [It is certainly very hard to write about sex in English without making it unattractive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-wilson/it-is-certainly-very-hard-to-write-about-sex-in-english-without/)

[Edmund Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/edmund-wilson-14512_hard_it-is-certainly-very-hard-to-write-about_1530445.jpg)

> [It is almost impossible for an Anglo-Saxon to write of sex without being dirty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/it-is-almost-impossible-for-an-anglo-saxon-to-write-of-sex-without/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c7/h-l-mencken-245_anglo-saxon_it-is-almost-impossible-for-an-anglo-sax_2330521.png)

> [“you just write about sex and killing yourself and how you hardly ever went to school ..”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-1975/you-just-write-about-sex-and-killing-yourself-and-how-you-hardly-ever/)

[The 1975](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-1975/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/the-1975-282218_killing-yourself_you-just-write-about-sex-and-killing-you_2929560.jpg)

> [I sometimes think novelists write about sex in order to avoid boring themselves to death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-percy/i-sometimes-think-novelists-write-about-sex-in-order-to-avoid-boring/)

[Walker Percy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-percy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/walker-percy-1958_boring_i-sometimes-think-novelists-write-about_2944811.png)

> [I write about sex because often it feels like the most important thing in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/i-write-about-sex-because-often-it-feels-like-the-most-important/)

[Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/jeanette-winterson-166_feels_i-write-about-sex-because-often-it-feels_927516.png)

> [I am a bit prudish, I think. It's hard for me to write about sex, and I don't really care to read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/i-am-a-bit-prudish-i-think-it-s-hard-for-me-to-write-about-sex-and-i/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/patrick-dewitt-3545_either_i-am-a-bit-prudish-i-think-it-s-hard-for_1364312.png)

> [I love to write about sex. You just have to make it idiosyncratic. You have to have a strong comprehension of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-smiley/i-love-to-write-about-sex-you-just-have-to-make-it-idiosyncratic-you/)

[Jane Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-smiley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/jane-smiley-2120_character_i-love-to-write-about-sex-you-just-have_3149906.jpg)

> [But I don't write about sex for today's teenagers. Or Doc Martens boots either. I'm more interested in exploring how exactly the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-bawden/but-i-don-t-write-about-sex-for-today-s-teenagers-or-doc-martens/)

[Nina Bawden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-bawden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/nina-bawden-20102_boots_but-i-don-t-write-about-sex-for-today-s_2595256.jpg)

> [“The human heart is my territory. I write about love because it’s the most important thing in the world. I write about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/the-human-heart-is-my-territory-i-write-about-love-because-it-s-the/)

[Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/121/jeanette-winterson-166_human-heart_the-human-heart-is-my-territory-i-write_2311014.jpg)

> [“I have female friends that get mails from publishers that read 'Hey. I heard you write about sex. This is a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martinus-hendrikus-benders/i-have-female-friends-that-get-mails-from-publishers-that-read-hey-i/)

[Martinus Hendrikus Benders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martinus-hendrikus-benders/)

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> [The one thing I'm terrified of trying to write about is sex. I mean my God, my wife might read it or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/the-one-thing-i-m-terrified-of-trying-to-write-about-is-sex-i-mean-my/)

[Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/dave-barry-222_children_the-one-thing-i-m-terrified-of-trying-to_2482512.png)

> [I think it's common sense to shy away from the erotic. Perhaps this grand experiment, which started with Lady Chatterley's Lover, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-flanagan/i-think-it-s-common-sense-to-shy-away-from-the-erotic-perhaps-this/)

[Richard Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-flanagan/)

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> [I've been waiting for someone to sign the permission slip for me to write about sex. In the meantime, I've written about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-wolitzer/i-ve-been-waiting-for-someone-to-sign-the-permission-slip-for-me-to/)

[Meg Wolitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-wolitzer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/meg-wolitzer-2224_book_i-ve-been-waiting-for-someone-to-sign-th_2025997.jpg)

> [I have a really good idea of who my readers are and always write with a sensitivity to my audience. I use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-hopkins/i-have-a-really-good-idea-of-who-my-readers-are-and-always-write-with/)

[Ellen Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-hopkins/)

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> [When I first started writing, there was no way I'd write a sex scene. That just seemed impossible. That's why in "Fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/when-i-first-started-writing-there-was-no-way-i-d-write-a-sex-scene/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/chuck-palahniuk-37_ceilings_when-i-first-started-writing-there-was-n_1878722.jpg)

> [I don't write about sex because it's not really my subject. I love it when other people write about it, but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/i-don-t-write-about-sex-because-it-s-not-really-my-subject-i-love-it/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc7/david-sedaris-333_audience_i-don-t-write-about-sex-because-it-s-not_2430911.jpg)

> [“I was asked: You write some intimate scenes in your stories on You Me & Stories but they are not explicit. Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arti-honrao/i-was-asked-you-write-some-intimate-scenes-in-your-stories-on-you-me/)

[Arti Honrao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arti-honrao/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/496/arti-honrao-30714_erotica_i-was-asked-you-write-some-intimate-scen_2856962.jpg)

> [If I didn't write sex scenes, all my characters would head to the kitchen and make cups of tea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winter/if-i-didn-t-write-sex-scenes-all-my-characters-would-head-to-the/)

[Michael Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e5/michael-winter-22444_head_if-i-didn-t-write-sex-scenes-all-my-char_415513.jpg)

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