“I did not judge him any more than I did myself. He wanted pleasure, it seemed to me, as did everyone else, and if he went about finding pleasure in an unconventional way, what did that matter?” DesirePleasureJudgementNot To Judge Anyone Book:The Erotic Notebooks Source: The Erotic Notebooks
“I thought of fleeting satisfaction, of happiness, of romance, of perfect silver screen moments shared with a companion, and of perfect blue movie moments too. Yet I had never stopped to wonder whether that one companion might satisfy me completely, having assumed always that there would be another to follow who would touch a different chord in me, who would bring me a different pleasure, and that with all of them taken together I would create for myself a mosaic of experiences that gave me everything that I wanted to experience in the course of my life; everything that I wanted to feel, to enjoy.” PleasureLoversExperienceSatisfaction Book:The Erotic Notebooks Source: The Erotic Notebooks
“Yet the thought of how it might be to be with a lover who knew me, who glimpsed all of the desires that lie within me, even the darkest ones, and accepted them and wanted to fulfil them, is something I have never allowed myself to imagine. And to know, truly know all that my lover wanted, and to feel that I gave it to them. There is something wonderful, and dangerous, and powerful, and exciting in that. Perhaps that is the way to make the excitement endure, not fade a little more with every sunrise.” DesireSexPleasureFantasyExcitement Of Love Book:The Erotic Notebooks Source: The Erotic Notebooks
“As much as I want to know, what images or fantasies run through your mind when we make love; about your experiences in the past – what gave you the most pleasure, what you would most wish to repeat, what your deepest desires might be, and how I might help you to fulfil them – I am too shy to ask.” DesireSexRelationshipsPleasureFantasyFulfillment Book:The Erotic Notebooks Source: The Erotic Notebooks
“I was thinking, as my mind began to work once more, what adventures still lay before me; what pleasures awaited all those who had the courage to open themselves up to them.” SexPleasureFantasyAdventure Book:The Erotic Notebooks Source: The Erotic Notebooks