Lady Chatterley's Lover Sex Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"So I love chastity now, because it is the peace that comes of f***ing. I love being chaste now. I love it as snowdrops love the snow. I love this chastity, which is the pause of peace of our f***ing, between us now like a snowdrop of forked white fire."(19.169)

There's no denying that Lawrence can write a nice sentence, and this is a beauty. It also helps explain why Lady Chatterley's Lover isn't pornography, even though there are a lot of descriptions of sex. The point isn't the sex; it's the relationship between the man and woman.