It is something big and cosmic. What else do we have? There's only birth and death and the union of two people—and sex is the only one that happens to us more than once.

About Kathleen Winsor

Kathleen Winsor (October 13, 1915 – May 26, 2003) was an American author. She is best known for her first work, the 1944 historical novel Forever Amber. The novel, racy for its time, became a runaway bestseller even as it drew criticism from some authorities for its depictions of sexuality....

More quotations tagged with “sex”

Sexual love is the most stupendous fact of the universe, and the most magical mystery our poor blind senses know.

—Amy Lowell

love mystery universe sex magic

My wife said she'd like to have sex in the backseat of the car… and she wanted me to drive.

—Rodney Dangerfield

relationships marriage sex

You wake up one day and say, "You know what, I don't think I ever need to sleep or have sex again." Congratulations, you're ready to have children.

—Ray Romano

children parenthood sex parenting sleep

If you don't have any money, the problem is food. When you have money, it's sex. When you have both, it's health. If everything is simply jake, then you're frightened of death.

—J. P. Donleavy

hunger health money death sex food

Despair is as addictive as heroin and more popular than sex, for the single reason that when one is unhappy one gets to pay a lot of attention to oneself. Misery becomes a kind of emotional masturbation.

—Tom Robbins

despair sadness sex misery unhappiness masturbation

History

23 Nov 2014 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

Previous wording

It is something big and cosmic. What else do we have? There's only birth and death and the union of two people — and sex is the only one that happens to us more than once.