I like a quickie as much as the next person, but I think that there’s an awful lot to be gained from slow sex — from slowing down in the bedroom. You tap into those deeper psychological, emotional, spiritual currents, and you get a better orgasm with the buildup. You can get more bang for your buck, let’s say.

In keeping with Honoré’s broader “Slow” philosophy, the remark argues that intimacy benefits from deliberateness rather than speed or efficiency. He contrasts the convenience of a “quickie” with the richer rewards of taking time: heightened anticipation, deeper emotional attunement, and a sense that sex can be psychologically and even spiritually connective, not merely physical release. The language of “buildup” and “slowing down” frames pleasure as something cultivated through attention and presence. The closing joke (“more bang for your buck”) underscores a critique of modern life’s productivity mindset—suggesting that the paradox of pleasure is that it often increases when we stop trying to optimize it quickly.