47 Quotes About Nakedness

Absolute nakedness was intrusive, confusing to the senses. Paradoxically, it both revealed and diminished identity.

The whole group represented a powerful picture: Ivan Nikiforovich standing in the middle of the room in all his unadorned beauty! The woman, her mouth gaping and with a most senseless and fearful look on her face! Ivan Ivanovich with one arm raised aloft, the way Roman tribunes are portrayed! This was an extraordinary moment! a magnificent spectacle! And yet there was only one spectator: this was the boy in the boundless frock coat, who stood quite calmly and cleaned his nose with his finger.

Above Constance's desk were nude photographs of women in 1930s France, draped in provocative poses. She had put them there for Bob's viewing pleasure and in return he had placed African art of naked men above his desk for her.

When you tell someone to dress for unhindered movement, going naked seems like the best option to me.

Poets are people who never forget they were born naked.

A poet is someone who never forgets they were born naked.

A poet is someone who never forgets that they were born naked.

She sits naked in the bathtub – a soupy mixture of water and milk, saffron and incense – she looks at the misty valley lit up with fluorescent lights. The Ganges at dusk. Lighted lamps floating away, gently, carrying secret sins.

Of course, you’d warm up faster if you took your clothes off.