Quotes About Yearning

I'd be able to see Alex every single day.

The leaves were sun-baked lizards, stirring towards the sea that churned its chain of silver snakes, which would, if given half the chance, coil round, pull him out of this urban setting, vomit him on dry land.

You don't have to love somebody to miss them. You get used to having them around, like a cat or a bird.

I wanted to have friends from all over the world in the way of a man who has no friends.

Why do you think posers pose? Because they want to be invited to the dominion of the real. And they know their very desire for it disqualifies them.

They sought each other, missed each other, at cocktail parties, in train terminals, at flower shops, their fin de siecle Nokias gaining symbolic power with each scene.

and he was surprised at himself because he didn't feel anything anymore. All he wanted to do was sleep. And for the first time, he wished he were far away. Lost in a deep, vast country where nobody knew him. Somewhere without language or streets. He dreamed about this place without knowing its name. — Travis

He had eyes only for California.

I burn for you. Do you know what that is, lass? To feel a yearning that makes you burn both inside and out?

She nestled against him, already limp and relaxed. With a tremulous little sigh, she curled her fist against his chest. Aidan had to force himself to relax. He held himself very still, tempering the desire that churned and clamored in his chest, twisting and turning restlessly. He was still shocked by it, by its strength, its persistence, for it grew more rousing with every moment spent with her.

He wanted more. Much more. He wanted Miss Fionna Hawkes beneath him, around him, above him, her slim, naked limbs twined with his. He ached with the need to feel himself rooted deep and hard, all the way to her womb.

His eyes had grown dark and smoky. A silky undertone crept into his voice. Never tempted by any man, Fionna. Never tempted by any man... before me. Never tempted by desire. Untouched by any man... before me. Lightly he molded the shape of her breast in his palm, his thumb traced the outline of her nipple. Bending low, his lips pressed a tiny kiss at the corner of her mouth, his breath warming her cheek as he whispered, Are you tempted, sweet?

Naked, Aidan watched from the bed with smoldering eyes. He grinned. But come tame this monster first!

He kissed her again. And indeed they touched nowhere but their lips. Sensation exploded inside her. Everywhere. Yes, everywhere. It was as if he touched her all over. Her nipples, tingling as if he stroked them. Between her thighs, warm as if he stroked there. She would have blushed- but it felt so good. It felt too good. That it seemed almost forbidden was the last thought in her mind.

I shut my eyes and see a pocket of darkness. I want to fold myself flat and crisp, slip inside of it like a sheet of paper into an envelope.

I have already enjoyed too much; give me something to desire.

His wish still continued, but his hope grew less.

A man's desire is for the woman, but the woman's desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man.

To be loved is all I need, And whom I love, I love indeed.

Water, water everywhere Nor any drop to drink.

Because I liked having your head in my lap too much. Remember that?" "No.

her top and into the elastic waistband of the baggy pants. He lightly ground the heel of his

She sighed and lifted her hand to run it along the edge of his lip. You want to stay here, in the employees' quarters? Wouldn't you be a little out of place? If you're here,it will be the Taj Mahal.

That sense of the world being the lack of something dogged him for years, and when it stopped dogging him, he felt unmoored.