“I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.” HappinessDesirePassionSexFriendshipFemaleUnionsPossessionSupremeSoleTendernessInfatuation Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated)
“My soul had found All happiness in its own cause or ground. Godhead on Godhead in sexual spasm begot Godhead. Some shadow fell. My soul forgot Those amorous cries that out of quiet come And must the common round of day resume.” SoulHappinessFoundSexCausesCommonCryQuietShadowRoundsMy SoulResumesAmorous Book:Poems of William Butler Yeats Source: Poems of William Butler Yeats
“Look, there's nothing wrong with people being happy, but there's more to life than turning on and screwing to Ravel's Bolero.” PeopleLifeLooksHappinessSexLife HappinessMore To LifeRavel Author:Blake Edwards