“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience but spiritual beings having a human experience.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.” Edna Woolman Chase”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Excited at the opportunity to witness a professional fashion shoot, especially one for a major fashion magazine, I replied enthusiastically, "Yes! We'd love to come. Do we get to go on one of the parade boats?" Mario laughed. "Correct! Vogue Italia has commissioned a float especially for this fashion photography session. We have three female models on location and I thought, if Andy is agreeable, he could be an accompanying male model. I”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“He laughed and answered, "In a way, yes! My darling boy! But you are young and have much to learn. "Mature love is union which preserves one's integrity, one's individuality. In love the paradox is that two beings become one and yet their individuality remains intact.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“I looked at him during our conversation, and I purposely stood facing him, with an erection, while under the shower. Pretending it was completely natural for me to be speaking to him in this condition, he tried not to look below my waistline, but his eyes occasionally wandered to my crotch I caught a glimpse of his growing erection. I continued to present my throbbing cock to him, under the running water. I had a feeling he was likely prey, from his body language.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“To me, it seemed strange and suddenly not strange at all, that many people have double lives. No one would guess Andy and I were male courtesans allocated to Arabian harems to service their household. Certainly at Maxim's we were disguised as two well-groomed aristocratic gentlemen having fun dancing with young ladies. I didn’t realize that many others in this opulent hall were courtesans and cicisbei, just like Andy and me.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“So, was my being in love with Nikee, immature love? It didn’t have the components you’ve just mentioned.” He laughed and answered, "In a way, yes! My darling boy! But you are young and have much to learn. "Mature love is union which preserves one's integrity, one's individuality. In love the paradox is that two beings become one and yet their individuality remains intact.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“You both already look sexy and delicious enough to eat," the photographer flirted. Andy, in his quick witted fashion, replied, "We'll leave the delicious eating until tomorrow evening. For now it's time to say good night." With that, we bid our suitor good evening and returned to Albergo Danieli Venezia for our beauty sleep.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Tonight, I was ready to invite my lover to share my bed.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“No problem Sir! I'm at your service!”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Electric flesh-arrows...traversing the body. A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. It is the gong of the orgasm.” Anais Nin”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Happiness is an effect of doing what you love; not an end goal to be achieved.” Bernard Tristan Foong”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Andy gave me the task of educating my friend. I was surprised at myself by getting so easily aroused by a boy my own age. Usually, I preferred older, mature men but with Rizq I seemed to have taken on an erotic mentorship role; it came to me naturally. Holding my friend’s hand, I led him into the bedroom and continued where we left off on the sofa. Soon we were making love passionately, switching positions without discussion as to what roles we were to play. Sometimes I was on top and at other times I was below. By now, Rizq had relaxed and he was having a wonderful sexual experience under my tutelage. Andy remained on the sidelines, like a sex educator. He viewed us through his camera lens, clicking away and recording Rizq’s first male-on-male sexual encounter.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“La Belle Époque was a cabaret dance hall, much like the famous Moulin Rouge and Folies Bergere. We didn’t know that the evening's Beauty Pageant was a competition for The Lady Boy of Paris. The winner would proceed to compete at a flamboyant gala Lady Boy of the Year Award, held in Berlin on New Year's Eve.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Andy kept looking at me, throughout the journey, as if he couldn't get enough of me. I could tell he was undressing me with his eyes, like in the early days before we became lovers; his charming grins gave his desires away. I,”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“He didn't turn to leave. Instead, he stared in my eyes, probably wondering if it would be advisable for him to proceed further. Smiling, I reached down to stroke his manhood. We continued looking at each other without uttering a word. We knew we wanted to take our liaison to the next level beyond just tidying the fencing room. I broke the silence and said, "Let me put my wet towel away, and I'll give you a helping hand storing your equipment." He laughed. "OK! I'll wait in the fencing studio for you.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“It's not what you wear - it's how you take it off.” Bernard Tristan Foong”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Darling Andy was looking in the same direction as me. It was me who had the problème.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“All eyes gravitated towards him, regardless of sexual orientation. There was great strength and seductiveness in his deep, blue, piercing eyes. His glowing golden tan reminded me of the angel I dreamed of the night I decided to accept the E.R.O.S. scholarship offer.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, “Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.”” Alexander Pope”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be.” Norman Mailer”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“A tent was set up as a make shift changing room for the models to do their preparation. Hair and make-up were done within this 12' x 12' fabric enclosure which sprouted electrical cords for hair dryers and electric rollers, necessities for “bouffant” hairdos. I was mesmerized while watching different colored eye shadows, face powders and lipsticks painted onto the females. Seeing glamorous pictures in a glossy magazine was one thing but witnessing first-hand how it was applied was quite another. The hours of preparation that went into preparation for each model included in a photograph stunned me.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Andy enquired, "Which do you prefer?" For the first time since entering our chambers, Rizq looked less serious. "The experiences were vastly different. Maybe I should try experiencing both at the same time and see how it feels. That might be fun!" he responded. A thought raced through my mind. "Maybe you should try Caroline, Gaston, and Jacques, together. Then you can be both dominant and passive, at the same time." “I’m more interested in my next lesson with you," replied a delighted Rizq.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“Within the tiny changing space (four poles draped with fancy velvet) hung a dozen fabulous couture gowns from internationally well-known designers such as Christian Dior, Givenchy, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino and Emanuel Ungaro. I was in seventh heaven having this rare and unexpected opportunity to study and scrutinize these exquisite designer dresses. I turned every garment inside out to see how they were sewn, beaded and constructed. That day, floating in a parade boat along other vessels in the middle of the Grand Canal in historic Venezia, my fashion schooling had begun. It was the first day of my professional fashion education.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“All the models were preening and posing while Mario clicked away, twisting this way and that, upward, downward and every which way in order to capture the perfect shot. Not surprisingly, Andy was a natural in this modeling game. Like a well-trained Bahriji grad, he worked his seductive charms while posing with the three females, exuding an unmistakable flair and panache at every turn. Viewing the photographs later, I was definitely fooled by Andy playing the role of a 'straight’ man. It was strange for me to see how photographs trick the eye. I saw, until I analyzed it, exactly what the creator wanted me to see, and believe.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“The finest clothing made is a person's skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.” Mark Twain”
― Young, quote from Initiation
“I encourage you boys to cultivate your sexual energy, to awaken the Kundalini and begin to raise it from the base chakra through the central nervous system, connecting it to your higher Self.” I jokingly said, "Should I perform Tantric Sex day in and day out?" The entire group laughed at my joke before Dr. Henderson laughingly responded, "It is definitely easier to achieve this state of consciousness when you practice. A lot! Don't expect it to happen overnight.”
― Young, quote from Initiation
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“Tonight I crash an airship. On purpose.”
― Gail Carriger, quote from Manners & Mutiny
“Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable. ~ Clare Boothe Luce”
― M.J. DeMarco, quote from The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime!
“He stood there watching for a moment, not able to move. Even with her mascara running down her face and her hair beginning to frizz, she was still by far the most beautiful girl he’d ever laid eyes on. It was quite simple, wasn’t it? This great affection he had for Olivia was so overwhelming he chose to walk away instead of being brutally honest with himself.”
― Maria La Serra, quote from The Proverbial Mr. Universe
“And in that moment he felt- for the first time that optimistic and cheerful boy allowed himself to feel- how badly made life was, how flawed. No matter how richly furnished you made it, with all the noise and variet of Something, Nothing always found a way in, seeped through the cracks and patches. Mr. Feld was right; life was like baseball, filled with loss and error, with bad hops and wild pitches, a game in which even champions lost almost as often as they won and even the best hitters were put out 70 percent of the time”
― Michael Chabon, quote from Summerland
“A feeling of slow motion came upon me then, and parts of my bike scratched against bits of my body. Slimy seaweed tangled around my ankles and my shoes slipped off my feet. My arms and legs were dragged in different directions as if there was an underwater force making me dance to a morbid tune.
I felt light. I felt slow. I felt fast - all in quick succession, but I couldn't think of anything except the quite relaxing idea that soon everything was going to be over.
I was alone. All around the wet rocks were silent and slimy. I couldn't feel any pleasure or any purpose. My decision seemed to make a terrible kind of sense My panic had gone. I was finished making decisions. I didn't think I'd ever have any more to make.
I'm not exactly sure what I'd been hoping for next. Brightness and song possibly. Beautiful music perhaps, say a harp or something playing in the distance and warmth to soothe my numb, frozen, sopping, scraped body. I definitely wasn't expecting what happened next.”
― Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, quote from The Apple Tart of Hope
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