Virginia Henley

I love to have real people of history interact with my fictional characters. History gives me the plot. I research the period meticulously, and then I blend in a romantic and sensual love story to give it balance. The heavier the history, the more romantic the couple must be.

British Writer

Anne Carson

I do think I have an ability to record sensual and emotional facts and factoids, to construct a convincing surface of what life feels like, both physical life and emotional life.

Canadian Poet

James Baldwin

To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.

American Novelist

Maya Angelou

Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.

American Poet

Jon Taffer

Eating something with someone is the second most sensual and intimate thing you can do in life. The experience can't just be about consumption.

American Businessman

Shakira

Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that's what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.

Musician

Paul Mellon

Just as there is no substitute for original works of art, there is no substitute for the world of direct sensual experience.

Jock Sturges

The truth is that from birth on we are, to one extent or another, a fairly sensual species.

American Photographer

Aditi Rao Hydari

I have played innocent characters that are inherently me, but I have a sensual side, too.

Indian Actress

Sean Combs

Smell is incredibly important and sensual; it communicates who you are.

American Musician

The term 'sensual' usually refers to experiences shared in private or intimate settings.

Often Intimate

'Sensual' generally carries a positive meaning, implying a healthy enjoyment of life's physical aspects.

Positive Connotation

While 'sensual' can imply sexuality, it can also refer to non-sexual physical pleasure.

Not Always Sexual

'Sensual' describes anything that deeply engages one or more of the five senses.

Engages Senses

Sensual experiences can be found in ordinary life, not just in luxury or indulgence.

Can Be Everyday

Using 'sensual' in this context may suggest someone actively seeks physical satisfaction.

Chasing Pleasure

Though 'sensual' implies pleasure-seeking, it doesn't necessarily mean selfishness or excess.

Not Just Selfish

Be aware that 'sensual' can have different connotations in various cultures.

Cultural Sensitivity

 That's why the Global knives are so neat. They're so nicely balanced, so sharp, that you really feel you're in control of the cutting. Or, just driving a high-performance sports car over a demanding curb -- again, feeling that you are in complete control of the environment. Or the sensual feeling.

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 the world's first book on the pleasures of sensual living. More than just a mere depiction of contortionist sexual positions, it provided a comprehensive guide on living a good life. What is particularly interesting for us is that it focused on women and creating pleasure for women.

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 to reduce child and indentured labor practices. Today, chocolate has established itself in the rituals of our modern culture. Due to its colonial association with native cultures, combined with the power of advertising, chocolate retains an aura of something sensual, decadent,

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 and I put them in a solvent. And then I distill it from very traditional ways, like with glassware. There's something so inherently sensual about smell. I think in the current landscape that we're in, it's really important to come back to these sensual experiences.

Reprogramming Perception...

 of higher truths and unchanging ideals. But for de Beauvoir, earthly life was enthralling, sensual, and anything but static. Her desire to explore the physical world to its fullest would shape her life, and eventually, inspire a radical new philosophy.

The meaning of life...

 fourth bee dance I've done it's me and twelve thousand insects it's sensual at the same time you know that there's this fierceness we spend a lot of time getting prepared today we're looking for

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 hardly better than harlots, can still stir me. Maybe a coming of age in the American sensual darkness, never seeing an unsmudged nipple, an uncensored vagina, has left me forever infected

C.K. Williams: Poetry...

 as we generously had gifted at lunchtime, the, which is a further kind of development -- and again, inspired by the incredible sort of sensual feel. A very, very beautiful object.

Norman Foster: Building...

 Much is to be gained by ease, convenience, portability. But something is definitely tradition, a sensual experience, the comfort of thingy-ness --

The hilarious art of...

 according to how the music makes you feel if it's playful to set playfully if it's sensual to substantially

Sensual

Often Intimate

Positive Connotation

Not Always Sexual

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