"I don't think I would ever write a book with what anybody could call *** in it, because I feel that * is a cheat. It is an attempt to provide sexual experience by secondhand means. Now sex is a thing which has to be experienced firsthand, if you are really going to understand it, and *** is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars. It's not the same thing. Sex is primarily a question of relationships. Pornography is a do-it-yourself kit--a twenty-second best."

-- Robertson Davies

#Sex Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“My parents separated when I was younger”
“Writing is not primarily escape, but use.”
“Facebook is at the forefront. It's the company that can fundamentally change the way information is being exchanged and processed. It can be the basis for artificial intelligence to develop over time.”
“I believe there is a champion in all of us.”

Source : Frank Shamrock, Charles Fleming, Mickey Rourke (2012). “Uncaged: My Life as a Champion MMA Fighter”, p.10, Chicago Review Press
“A team effort is a lot of people doing what I say.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Every thought sounds like a footfall, Till a thought like a boot kicks down the wall.”
“when you came you cried and everybody smiled with joy; when you go smile and let the world cry for you.”
“We just could not have the Church of Jesus Christ without the spirit of missionary work.”

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