Quotes by Auden, W. H.

You have to see the sex act comically, as a child. >>

When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate wh >>

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Quotations about Intimacy

To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn. >>

What people don't realize is that intimacy has its conventions as well >>

The many faces of intimacy: the Victorians could experience it through >>

What people don't realize is that intimacy has its conventions as well as ordinary social intercourse. There are three cardinal rules -- don't take somebody else's boyfriend unless you've been specifically invited to do so, don't take a drink without being asked, and keep a scrupulous accounting in financial matters.

Auden, W. H.