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I often wondered what these afternoons of lovemaking meant to him. Probably nothing more than just that, making love. There was no point in looking for other reasons. I would only ever be certain of one thing: his desire or lack of desire. The only undeniable truth could be glimpsed by looking at his penis.

— Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie, Annie Ernaux (Page 24)

In the same way, when I was reading, the sentences that gave me pause were those concerning the relationship between a man and a woman. They seemed to teach me something about A. and lent credibility to the things I wished to believe.

— Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie, Annie Ernaux (Page 13)

It occured to me that writing should aim to do the same, to replicate the feeling of witnessing sexual intercourse, that feeling of anxiety and stupefaction, a suspension of moral judgment.

— Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie, Annie Ernaux (Page 11)

Hearing is the passive basis of listening. Hearing is involuntary. Hearing protects us from unseen dangers. We can hear without listening.

— Quantum Listening by Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Anderson, Ione (Page 37)

Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening.

— Quantum Listening by Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Anderson, Ione (Page 33)