“Remember, Japan has never accepted Freud and Christianity. They’ve never been guilty or embarrassed about sex. No problem with homosexuality, no problem with kinky sex. Just matter-of-fact. Some people like it a certain way, so some people do it that way, what the hell. The Japanese can’t understand why we get so worked up about a straightforward bodily function. They think we’re a little screwed up on the subject of sex. And they have a point.”

Michael Crichton, Rising Sun

“Sex and death are the two great mysteries of life.”

P.S. Somtow, Jasmine Nights

“The mandarins regard sex very highly, oh my, yes, they certainly do. And I cannot say that I blame them… It is, after all, both a necessary and an important part of life, so why not honor it.”

Eric Van Lustbader, The Ninja