Intimacy Quotes

On closeness, in art, venues and relationships.

This page collects quotes on intimacy across different settings, from the closeness between a filmmaker and their work compared to a painter and canvas, to the specific appeal of a 300-to-500 person venue as an intimate sweet spot. Another quote reflects on how intimacy shapes what we can truly know about something. Related ideas appear in our Connection quotes collection.


A more personal quote places the blame for a lack of intimacy on the people nearby rather than on oneself, offering a different angle on closeness and distance. For more, see our Depth quotes page.