Quote by D.H. Lawrence

“The effect she had on him was druglike, a tantalizing combination of sexual need and profound ease. Like he was having an orgasm and…

— J.R. Ward

“Sex was dangerous, a trap, trashy as drinking whiskey in a paper cup or telling dirty stories in a loud whisper. Sex was a…

— Dorothy Allison

“As for sex, the last of the great words, it was just a cocktail term for an excitement that bucked you up for a…

— David Herbert Lawrence

“Sex, no matter how explosive and emotional, was just sex after all, at least until someone said or did something to make it more…

— Donna Kaufmann

“The two of you are different now, calmer. There is still sex, occasionally, but is no longer a priority to seduce or be seduced…

— Sarah Hall

“Sexual promiscuity and sexual liberation were not one and the same.”

— bell hooks

“What was wonderful was that even within the drunkenness of two a.m., each of you somehow recognized the more permanent worth and pleasure of…

— Michael Ondaatje

“So there the two of us were. Frozen in time, living in the moment, focused only on our immediate desires. Which of course included…

— Emily Giffin

“He somehow saw that to her being drunk had its whole long sentimental history, whereas to him it was a freakish novelty.”

— Alan Hollinghurst

“He was drunk, but this was something he’d thought about for a long time and needed no sobriety to express—just a listener.”

— Olen Steinhauer

“It took me several minutes to persuade myself to watch the news. During which time I gave myself a stern talking to. That turned…

— Laura Kreitzer

“I came to the conclusion that the cure for a lot of my moodiness was having more frequent sex with my wife.”

— Mark Driscoll