Quotes about Intimacy

Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being.

Beware of the man who wants to protect you; he will protect you from everything but himself

It's impossible to generalize about sexuality - even one's own. The only way to keep it pure is to keep it unspoken. Keep it out of words. Words are not where sexuality lives. Without privacy, there is no ecstasy.

Muslims have great reverence in their prayers but not much intimacy.

The power of being in the physical presence of another person delivers real benefits.

We all have restlessness in long-term relationships.

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

genuine love is released in a relationship, God's presence is manifest. The separate space between us becomes sacred space.

While I was disciplined in spiritual practices, the people closest to me (starting with my wife, Geri) did not experience me as more loving with each passing year.

loving well is the essence of true spirituality.

I would seriously rather be in a long line at the DMV than eat with people I don't know.

But marriage is marriage, you know. Marriage is not a love affair. A love affair is a totally different thing. A marriage is a commitment to that which you are. That person is literally your other half. And you and the other are one. A love affair isn't that. That is a relationship for pleasure, and when it gets to be unpleasurable, its off. But a marriage is a life commitment, and a life commitment means the prime concern of your life. If marriage is not the prime concern, you're not married.