“What is the body? That shadow of a shadow of your love, that somehow contains the entire universe.”

Rumi

“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.”

Vincent Van Gogh

“Something is wrong here: sex has been with us since the human race began its existence, yet I would estimate that 90 percent of human beings still suffer enormous inhibitions in this area.”

Xaviera Hollander

“The nude portrait is only incidentally about the naked person in the middle of the room.”

Paula Brook

“My feeling about technique in art is that it has about the same value as technique in lovemaking. Heartfelt ineptitude has its appeal and so does heartless skill; but what you want is passionate virtuosity.”

John Barthe

“No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.”

Claude Monet

As with real reading, the ability to comprehend subtlety and complexity comes only with time and a lot of experience. If you don’t adequately acquire those skills, moving out into the real world of real people can actually become quite scary.

Jeffrey Kluger

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“The most beautiful makeup for a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”

Yves Saint Laurent

“If you bring your sexual impulses to your creative work… you’ll be working from deep in the genetic code, down where life wants to make new life and feel good in the process.”

 Eric Maisel