“I think women often confuse love with physical attraction.”— Michelle Ashford, Virginia Johnson, Lizzy Caplan, imdb.com
“I do believe his mouth is heaven, his kisses falling over me like stars.”— Richard Siken, amazon.com
“Think of the first time you slept with someone, or the first time you fell in love: that blinding explosion that left you crackling to the fingertips with electricity, initiated and transformed. I tell you that was nothing, nothing at all, beside the power of putting your lives, simply and daily, in…”— Tana French, amazon.com
“Now, I’m not going to deny that I was aware of your beauty. But the point is, this has nothing to do with your beauty. As I got to know you, I began to realise that beauty was the least of your qualities. I became fascinated by your goodness. I was drawn in by it. I didn’t understand what was happen…”— Choderlos de Laclos, amazon.com
“She is a beautiful, hard piece of work. She is damned beautiful, actually.”— Ernest Hemingway, amazon.com
“You kiss me with your mouth wide open like you’re not afraid of swallowing poison. I taste the good and bad in you and want them both. We call this bravery.”— Anita Ofokansi, amazon.com