Quotes about Intimacy

You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange.

When she first felt her son's groping mouth attach itself to her breast, a wave of sweet vibration thrilled deep inside and radiated to all parts of her body; it was similar to love, but it went beyond a lover's caress, it brought a great calm happiness, a great happy calm.

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

Christian spirituality combines a sense of the awe and majesty of God with a sense of His intimate presence.

This prayer doesn't pretend that pain and hunger aren't real. Some religions say that; Jesus didn't. This prayer doesn't use the greatness and majesty of God to belittle the human plight. Some religions do that; Jesus didn't. This prayer starts by addressing God intimately and lovingly, as `Father' - and by bowing before his greatness and majesty. If you can hold those two together, you're already on the way to understanding what Christianity is all about.

They named supernatural culprits, and traced their actions to enmities in heaven. Artemis was hostile to Pan, Earth to Apollo, virgin Athena to loving Aphrodite.... Because the gods were `present' and manifest, it was necessary to ask them about [things] which might concern them. Otherwise, they might be `unpropitious'.... The old compound of awe and intimacy was still alive. (Pagans and Christians, Penguin, 1988, pp. 236-37)

3: I can't wear my heart on my sleeve or it'll be crushed.

We can know all about God, but not know Him at all. We

I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it.

Don't want to be near you for the thoughts we share but the words we never have to speak.

I've not learned the acceptable way of saying you fascinate me...I've not even learned how to say I like you without frightening people away-

There's a couple—she is nestled up into his chest, eyes closed, like she's trying to top off an interrupted night's sleep.