move-and-still: “The longing to touch / be touched. I feel gratitude when I touch someone— as well...

move-and-still:

“The longing to touch / be touched. I feel gratitude when I touch someone— as well as affection, etc. The person has allowed me proof that I have a body— and that there are bodies in the world.”

— Susan Sontag, As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh (via books-n-quotes)