Desire Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

Whether he wants it or not, man is the instrument of nature; she imposes on him character and appearance.

— Pablo Picasso

“The hopeful fancy of a man toward a woman was nothing more than a reason to intercept his lust to prove better than someone…

— Justin Donner

“But the real fierceness of desire, the real heat of a passion long continued and withering up the soul of a man, is the…

— Ford Madox Ford

“We do not have to spend money and go hungry and struggle and study to become sensual; we always were. We need not believe…

— Naomi Wolf

“This led me very promptly to the conviction that those “feminine charms” we are so fond of are not feminine at all, but mere…

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

“. . . women internalize the feminine wound or feminine inferiority so deeply, there's little or no female authority and esteem to fall back…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“I love a woman who relishes in being a woman, who sees the recognition of her beauty and the beauty of other women not…

— Kevin Sterling

“A man wants his virility regarded, a woman wants her femininity appreciated, however indirect and subtle the indications of regard and appreciation. On Winter…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“The sexual fantasies of masochistic women have another curious and, unfortunately, predictable element. They almost always focus on the woman imagining how she can…

— Natalie Shainess

“He managed to make his request with the minimum of time given to speculating what she looked like naked, forgiving himself for the instant…

— Elizabeth George

“In a world where masculinity is respected and femininity is regularly dismissed, it takes an enormous amount of strength and confidence for any person,…

— Julia Serano

“I think it is the masculine energy or man’s subtle, not overt, energetic influence that’s responsible for building a solid sensual feminine identity.”

— Lebo Grand