'This,' I said pleasantly, 'is known as getting it on.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character identifies a physical act with a euphemism, showing casual attitude toward intimacy.
- In plain terms
- Intimacy is described in blunt terms.
- What can you take from it?
- Language shapes how we view connection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you talk about intimacy?
Another view
Too brief for deeper context.
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