Eroticism Quotes

• In America the chief accusation seems to be one of "Eroticism." This is odd, rather puzzling to my mind. Which Eros? Eros of the jaunty "amours," or Eros of the sacred mysteries? And if the latter, why accuse, why not respect, even venerate?

  

  D. H. Lawrence
  • Mind
  • Respect
  • Accusation

• I love this idea of trying to create that intellectual eroticism. That was what I was working toward all along.

  

  Lily King
  • Trying
  • Idea
  • Working

• This is a place full of seduction and coquetry, rich in eroticism.

  

  Catherine Deneuve
  • Place
  • Seduction
  • Coquetry

• Eroticism, hallucinogenic drugs, nuclear science, Gaudi's Gothic architecture, my love of gold - there is a common denominator in all of it: God is present in everything. The same magic is at the heart of all things, and all roads lead to the same revelation: we are children of God, and the entire universe tends towards the perfection of mankind.

  

  Salvador Dali
  • God
  • Science
  • Universe

• Eroticism cannot be entirely revealed without poetry.

  

  Georges Bataille
  • Poetry
  • Revealed
  • Eroticism

• I was very, very nervous about the naked scenes. I'm very shy and reserved. But it was Bertolucci and I have seen Last Tango. It's not pornographic. He's a master of eroticism. I stopped being self-conscious. You have to forget everything.

  

  Eva Green
  • Scenes
  • Reserved
  • Self-Conscious

• Laughter is the lightning rod of play, the eroticism of conversation; for now, I've lost the ability to make the sparks fly.

  

  Eva Hoffman
  • Fly
  • Conversation
  • Slaughter

• Christianity gave eroticism its savor of sin and legend when it endowed the human female with a soul.

  

  Simone de Beauvoir
  • Soul
  • Christianity
  • Legend

• Laughter is the lightning rod of play, the eroticism of conversation.

  

  Eva Hoffman
  • Laughter
  • Conversation
  • Eroticism