Intimacy Quotes

528 Intimacy quotes by 403 unique authors

Many abused children cling to the hope that growing up will bring escape and freedom. But the personality formed in an environment of coercive control… — Judith Lewis Herman
There is no intimacy like that between two women who have chosen to be sisters. — Warsan Shire
The struggle for true openness and intimacy is a lifelong struggle for all of us, gay and straight alike. And besides, a difficult life brings… — Paul Monette
Marriage is a way to avoid intimacy. It is a trick to create a formal relationship. Intimacy is informal. If a marriage arises out of… — Rajneesh
Marriage is very secure. It is safe. There is no growth in it. One is simply stuck. Marriage is a sexual arrangement; intimacy is a… — Rajneesh
So remember, if marriage arises out of intimacy then it is beautiful. That means that everybody should have lived together before they get married. The… — Rajneesh
We have forced everyone to go into marriage because of love. Because you cannot love outside it, so we have unnecessarily forced love and marriage… — Rajneesh
Love can never really be a great base for marriage because love is fun and play. If you marry someone for love you will be… — Rajneesh
Live with passion and compassion, proceed with optimism, value disciplined thinking, be open to intimacy and love the mystery. — Saint Peter
Touch is the magic wand of intimacy. Love is keeping in touch. — Denis Waitley
The language of faith is crucial because it affords human beings the privilege of intimacy with the ultimate. — Michael Eric Dyson
To mature is in part to realize that while complete intimacy and omniscience and power cannot be had, self-transcendence, growth, and closeness to others are… — Sissela Bok
Intimacy, as I am using it, is sharing my reality with you. — Keith Miller
All intimacies are based on differences. — Henry James
As God's beloved, I live in the bliss knowing that my soul is never separated from Him, for I learn to know Her in all… — Teresa of Avila
Technology proposes itself as the architect of our intimacies. — Sherry Turkle
We ask [ of the computer ] not just about where we stand in nature, but about where we stand in the world of artefact.… — Sherry Turkle
Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And as it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed. We are lonely but… — Sherry Turkle
Does virtual intimacy degrade our experience of the other kind and, indeed, of all encounters, of any kind? — Sherry Turkle
These days, insecure in our relationships and anxious about intimacy, we look to technology for ways to be in relationships and protect ourselves from them… — Sherry Turkle

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