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ChanakyaWomen have twice more hunger, four times more shame, six times more courage and eight times more erotic passion than men.

—  Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher

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Laurence J PeterEvery girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.

—  Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator

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Mignon McLaughlinDesire is in men a hunger, in women only an appetite.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Timothy LearyIntelligence is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

—  Timothy Leary, 1920-1996, American psychologist

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Mignon McLaughlinNymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Sophia LorenSex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.

—  Sophia Loren, 1934-, Italian actress

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Jean de La BruyèreThe sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

—  Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French writer

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Henry KissingerPower is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

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MartialYou ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.

—  Martial, 43-104 AD, Roman poet of epigrams

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Gloria LeonardThe difference between pornography and erotica is lighting.

—  Gloria Leonard, 1940-2014, American pornographic actress

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.If you kiss someone on the back of the neck, it spreads.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Karl KrausChristianity has enriched the erotic meal with the appetizer of curiosity and the dessert of remorse.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Vladimir NabokovThus, in pornographic novels, action has to be limited to the copulation of clichés.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Georges ClemenceauThe best time of a love affair, is when one goes up the stairs.

—  Georges Clemenceau, 1841-1929, French Prime Minister

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Karl KrausThere is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for a woman's shoe and has to settle for the whole woman.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Zsa Zsa GaborThe only place men want depth in a woman is in her decolletage.

—  Zsa Zsa Gabor, 1917-2016, Hungarian-American actress

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Noel CowardMadame Bovary is the sexiest book imaginable. The woman’s virtually a nymphomaniac but you won’t find a vulgar word in the entire thing.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

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Henry MillerObscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

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Remy de GourmontAesthetic emotion puts man in a state favorable to the reception of erotic emotion... Art is the accomplice of love. Take love away and there is no longer art.

—  Remy de Gourmont, 1858-1915, French poet

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Paul TherouxNothing to me is so erotic as a hotel room, and therefore so penetrated with life and death.

—  Paul Theroux, 1941-, American writer

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Henri BergsonSex appeal is the keynote of our civilization.

—  Henri Bergson, 1859-1941, French philosopher, Nobel 1927

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Samuel JohnsonWere it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Karl KrausVirginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Walt WhitmanYour very flesh shall be a great poem.

—  Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet

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Marilyn MonroeI have too many fantasies to be a housewife... I guess I am a fantasy.

—  Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American actress

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Charles BaudelaireSexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

—  Charles Baudelaire, 1821-1867, French poet

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Marquis de SadeIs one expected to be a gentleman when one is stiff?

—  Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814, French writer

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Helen RowlandIt is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped guessing.

—  Helen Rowland, 1875-1950, American journalist & humorist

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André BretonPornography is the eroticism of others.

—  André Breton, 1896-1966, French writer, founder of Surrealism

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D. H. LawrencePut thy shimmy on, Lady Chatterley!

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

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Gertrude SteinLiterature - creative literature - unconcerned with sex, is inconceivable.

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

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Susan SontagThe most refined form of sexual attractiveness – as well as the most refined form of sexual pleasure – consists in going against the grain of one’s sex.

—  Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist

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Pablo PicassoAll art is erotic.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Sigmund FreudWe read in Rabelais of how the Devil took flight when the woman showed him her vulva.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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Vladimir NabokovLolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Nikos KazantzakisA cliff full of flowers is the body of the woman.

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Gustave FlaubertThe heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

Remy de GourmontOf all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.

—  Remy de Gourmont, 1858-1915, French poet

Graham GreeneI had to touch you with my hands, I had to taste you with my tongue; one can’t love and do nothing.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

Anatole FranceA woman without breasts is like a bed without pillows.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Noel CowardThere isn't a particle of you that I don't know, remember, and want.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

Terry PratchettJust erotic. Nothing kinky. It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Erica JongAphrodite’s laughter shakes the sky.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

D. H. Lawrence “It's terrible, once you've got a man into your blood!” she said.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

D. H. LawrenceIf a woman hasn't got a tiny streak of harlot in her, she's a dry stick as a rule.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

Henri JeansonOn the floor we argue, but in bed we explain. And on the pillow, we understand each other!

—  Henri Jeanson, 1900-1970, French critic & columnist

Lou Andreas-SaloméWhile no road leads from sensual love to spiritual love, many roads lead from the second to the first.

—  Lou Andreas-Salomé, 1861-1937, Russian-German writer & psychoanalyst

Sylvia PlathThere is something demoralizing about watching two people get more and more crazy about each other, especially when you are the only extra person in the room.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

StendhalPrudery is a form of avarice, the worst of all.

—  Stendhal, 1783-1842, French writer

StendhalA woman in her forties has value only to the men who loved her in her youth.

—  Stendhal, 1783-1842, French writer

Bill VaughanHay smells different to lovers and horses.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

Nicolas Gomez DavilaSensuality is a cultural legacy of the ancient world. Societies where the Greco-Roman legacy is being wiped out, or where it does not exist, only know sentimentalism and sexuality.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaThe increasing disintegration of the person can be measured by comparing the expression “amorous adventure,” which was in style in the 18th century, with the expression “sexual experience,” which is used in the 20th century.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Charles BukowskiWhen a hot woman meets a hermit, one of them is going to change.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Quotes in Verse

RumiWhen I am with you, we stay up all night.
When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Funny Quotes

Groucho MarxAnyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.

—  Groucho Marx, 1890-1977, American comedian

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Mae WestIs that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?

—  Mae West, 1893-1980, American actress

     (said it in the film Sextette,1978, but already attributed to West since the 1930s)

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Mae WestI've been in more laps than a napkin.

—  Mae West, 1893-1980, American actress

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P.J. O’ RourkeThere are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.

—  P.J. O’ Rourke, 1947-2022, American columnist & writer

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Gore VidalI'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Ancient Greek

HerodotusWhen a woman takes off her robe, takes off her shyness as well.

Άμα δε το χιτώνι εκδυομένω, εκδύεται και την αιδώ γυνή.

—  Herodotus, 480-420 BC, Ancient Greek historian, the “ father of History”

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Movie Quotes

I’m No Angel (1933)Well, it's not the men in your life that counts. It's the life in your men.

—  from the film I’m No Angel (1933)

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Klondike Annie (1936)Between two evils, I generally like to pick the one I never tried before.

—  from the film Klondike Annie (1936)

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I’m No Angel (1933)I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.

—  from the film I’m No Angel (1933)

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Shanghai Express (1932)It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily.

—  from the film Shanghai Express (1932)

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Working Girl (1988)I have a head for business and a bod for sin. Is there anything wrong with that?

—  from the film Working Girl (1988)

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Bananas (1971)I once stole a pornographic book that was printed in braille. I used to rub the dirty parts.

—  from the film Bananas (1971)

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M*A*S*H (1970)Oh, Frank. Oh, Frank. My lips are hot. Oh, kiss my hot lips.

—  from the film M*A*S*H (1970)

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