There is only one antidote to mental suffering and that is physical pain.

Flesh was the reason why oil painting was invented.

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

If I had the use of my body I would throw it out of the window.

The features of our face are hardly more than gestures which force of habit has made permanent.

All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.

What are men anyway but balloons on legs, a lot of blown-up bladders?

The enlightened man says: I am body entirely and nothing beside.

If I see something sagging, dragging, or bagging, I’m going to go have the stuff tucked or plucked.

Every man must descend into the flesh to meet mankind.

Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one’s arms around a side of beef.

To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul.

My face looks like a wedding cake left out in the rain.