Marilynne Robinson

I remember when I was a child... walking into the woods by myself and feeling the solitude around me build like electricity and pass through my body with a jolt that made my hair prickle.

American Novelist

Daisy Donovan

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck.

British Actress

Used to describe small, sharp items often found on plants like roses or cacti.

Physical Objects

Used when something physically touches your skin lightly, causing discomfort or pain.

Touch Sensitivity

Often used metaphorically to describe sudden, intense emotions that cause a physical reaction.

Emotional Indicator

Can indicate a barely noticeable but important intuitive feeling, like apprehension.

Subtle Warning

Describes an involuntary reaction of the skin to a stimuli, such as cold air.

Physiological Response

Can express the physical sensation one feels when anxious or nervous.

Anxiety's Effect

 by turning toward them with kindness and compassion. And the couples who struggle to maintain a strong sexual connection, the distance between them is crowded with these sleepy hedgehogs. And it happens in any relationship that lasts long enough. You, too, are fostering a prickle of sleepy hedgehogs

Prickle