“Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it.”

“Focusing purely on extremism, whether in the Arab-Islamic world or the West, will not alleviate the root causes of tensions between members of different cultures. It will only alienate those who do not recognise themselves in those stereotypes, and generate fear and misunderstanding.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan (1959) philosopher, neuroscientist, geostrategist, and author

“Eroticism means "caused by love." That is eroticism's meaning. (Erotic vs. porn) Real sex is erotic.”

Vanna Bonta (1958–2014) Italian-American writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014)

“The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.”

Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986) French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist

“If two bodies merely join together, that is not sex, it is merely pleasure. Sex goes far beyond pleasure. In sex, relaxation and tension go hand in hand, as do pain and pleasure, shyness and the courage to go beyond one’s limits.”

Paulo Coelho book Manuscript Found in Accra

“Oral Sex Won’t Cause Brain Freeze.”

Mario Acevedo (1969) football player

“Sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex.”

Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) American journalist and author

“You mustn't force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex.”

Mary McCarthy book The Group

“The more I think about sex, the better it gets.
Here we have a purpose in life:
Good for the blood circulation,
Good for releasing the tension,
The root of our reincarnations.”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“Love is not necessary for sex.”

Patricia Briggs (1965) American writer