Lord! I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.
—Jonathan Swift, 1738
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Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
—Henry Kissinger, 1972What reason weaves, by passion is undone.
—Alexander Pope, 1972A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.
—Stendhal, 1822I’ve been on more laps than a napkin.
—Mae WestSex is the last refuge of the miserable.
—Quentin Crisp, 1968The best moment of love is when the lover leaves in the taxi.
—Michel Foucault, c. 1982To love a woman who scorns you is to lick honey from a thorn.
—Welsh proverbNo matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
—Abraham LincolnA maid that laughs is half taken.
—John Ray, 1670Once a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
—Tacitus, c. 100Love is giving something you haven’t got to someone who doesn’t exist.
—Jacques LacanSex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets.
—Andy Warhol, 1975