“The saints, many of them women, warred with themselves as well as God. The body has its own animal urges, just as there are attractions and repulsions in sex that modern liberalism cannot face.” WellsBodyFacesSexAnimalModernSaintAttractionLiberalismUrgesRepulsionAttraction And RepulsionModern Liberalism Book:Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays Source: Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays
“Although I knew enough Freud to believe that the sex urge was an important mainspring of life, it still seemed to me that any conscious manifestation of sex was necessarily ludicrous. Defecation and copulation were two activities which made a human being totally ridiculous. At least the former could be conducted in private, but the latter by definition demanded a partner. I discovered, though, that whenever I ventured this opinion, people took it as a joke.” PeopleBelieveHumansMadeStillsTwoImportantEnoughSexHuman BeingsOpinionActivityJokesConsciousDefinitionsPartnersRidiculousFormerManifestationLatterUrges Author:Paul Bowles
“The sex drive is one of the most fundamental human urges, and throughout history, there have been laws regulating what is considered acceptable sexual behavior. In the past century, the law has had trouble keeping up with changing social and moral standards.” HumansHas BeensPastLawSocialSexMoralTroubleCenturyBehaviorStandardsFundamentalsUrgesAcceptableSex Drive Author:Terry Gross
“Come take a look at one of the oldest human urges- religion. After all, the only thing that makes us screwier is sex.” HumansLooksSexUrges Author:Lilith Saintcrow