1. “The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” —Eve, Genesis 3:13

2. “To err is human—but it feels divine.” —Mae West

3. “We’re so damn conservative all day that when you finally get us in the bedroom, we’re absolute animals.” —Shannen Doherty, on being Republican

4. “Lust is the sin that gets me excited. Luckily, because I’m married, I also get good jewelry out of it.” —Heather Locklear

5. “All I can say is if they show my butt in a movie, it better be a wide shot.” —Jennifer Lopez

6. “I don’t think I have to introduce myself, unless you don’t recognize me with my clothes on.” —Madonna

7. “If you want to turn on your boyfriend, get naked and strap on an accordion.” —Sheryl Crow

8. “It says, ‘Pamela.’ And when he gets excited, it says, ‘I love Pamela very, very much. She’s a wonderful wife, and I enjoy her company to the 10th degree!’ ” —Pamela Anderson, on the tattoo on Tommy Lee’s penis

9. “Most virtue is a demand for greater seduction.” —Natalie Clifford Barney

10. “Only the united beat of sex and heart can create ecstasy.” —Anais Nin

11. “It’s pitch, sex is. Once you touch it, it clings to you.” —Margery Allingham

12. “As a stripper, I was getting a taste of what it would be like to be a woman in a society that honors the animal vitality in us all, instead of despising it.” —Seph Weene

13. “It was like experiencing a nuclear explosion in a very small place.” —Loni Anderson, describing sex with WKRP in Cincinnati costar Gary Sandy

14. “I get such a rush going to the store, standing in front of the condom counter and going through them. I love the gold-coin ones. Every time I undo one, it reminds me of the chocolate candies from my childhood.” —Sandra Bullock

15. “I don’t think being obsessed with sex is any stranger than being obsessed with stamp collecting.” —Annie Sprinkle

16. “I’m very old-fashioned. Occasionally I do wear underwear.” —Sharon Stone

17. “Men ought to become more conscious of their bodies as objects of delight.” —Germaine Greer

18. “A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.” —Ingrid Bergman

19. “You wanna know what my tongue feels like?” —Janet Jackson

20. “You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.” —Erica Jong

21. “Don’t! Ever! Stop! F—ing! Me!” —Kelly Preston, in Jerry Maguire

22. “Is she perverted like me? Would she go down on you in a theater?” —Alanis Morissette

23. “I’m not a prostitute, but I could give you what you want.” —Missy Elliott

24. “When she raises her eyelids, it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.” —Colette

25. “I like to wake up feeling a new man.” —Jean Harlow