Author Archives: Attempted Love

Darrel Ray says all religions have something to say about sex…

“All religions have something to say about sex, and it rarely coincides with scientific knowledge of sex and sexuality.” – Darrel Ray, Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality

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Eric Jerome Dickey says I deserved to find pleasure that surpassed my imagination…

“I deserved to find pleasure that surpassed my imagination, better than any I had experienced.” – Eric Jerome Dickey, Pleasure

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Mark Epstein says desire takes one out of oneself…

“Anxiety and desire are two, often conflicting, orientations to the unknown. Both are tilted toward the future. Desire implies a willingness, or a need, to engage this unknown, while anxiety suggests a fear of it. Desire takes one out of … Continue reading

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Henry James says her memory’s your love…

“Her memory’s your love. You want no other.” – Henry James, The Wings of the Dove

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Paulo Coelho says profound desire, true desire is the desire to…

“Profound desire, true desire is the desire to be close to someone.” – Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

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Stephen Fry says first love is unrequited ultimately because…

“First love is unrequited ultimately because it’s so huge.It’s such an act of giving and it requires so much back that it can never be given back. It’s like an atom bomb. It’s like… It’s all the energy of who … Continue reading

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Honore de Balzac says love is the most melodious of all harmonies…

“Love is the most melodious of all harmonies and the sentiment of love is innate. Woman is a delightful instrument of pleasure, but it is necessary to know its trembling strings, to study the position of them, the timid keyboard, … Continue reading

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