An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. George Santayana
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Andre Gide
My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them. Fran Lebowitz
I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults. Gore Vidal
I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults. Molly Ivins