“But obscene words, too gross to move desire, Like heaps of fuel do but choke the fire.”— John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, it gives them strength.”— Marquis de Sade
“Lust, when it is considered without the moral veils and is reduced to its essential, is the carnal search for the unknown.”— Valentine de Saint-Point
“There is a difference between lust and love. Lust is raw, primal, and fleeting. Love is deep, enduring, and transformative.”— Nikki Sixx
“Lust is a spirit, which whosoe'er doth raise, the last man that puts down, let him be priest, conjurer, or both.”— Cyril Tourneur