Quotes About Temptation

How was she not to be swayed by a man who had saved her life, who had pledged himself to her protection, talked to her like a true friend, and charmed her daily--- a big, beautiful man who had already given her an unforgettable taste of pleasure that first night in his bed? Did he think her made of stone? God help her, but she wanted more. Last night, she had so needed to taste his mouth again, to caress his splendid chest and arms, desperate to get as close to him as she could.

Bravely, Kate went closer, joining him beside the table. "Here." She set the dragon book on it while Rohan dragged his fingers through his hair, shoving his long, sable locks back from his face. Tendrils of his hair still clung to his hot, damp skin. The heat radiating from his big, hard body and the musky male scent of him had a maddening effect on her senses, which she strove to ignore.

In that moment, he had not known which he had wanted more: to gather her onto his lap and comfort her, or to lay her down and ride her into mindless, sweaty ecstasy. He cast off the question with a restless shrug, deciding to do both as soon as he was done here.

He pulled back his hood, unveiling a face of burning, satanic, male beauty. Alice held her breath, enthralled, feeling the resounding slam of some fateful premonition. 'Lucien Knight.' One look erased any lingering doubt in her mind who he was. He had the bold, patrician features of a dashing adventurer and silver eyes that glittered like diamonds. The glossy jet of his hair set off his sun-bronzed complexion and the wicked, white gleam of his smile.

Well, what are you doing back there?" she asked. "Counting the rocks beneath your feet?" Turning away again to continue her climb, she lifted the hem of her skirts, unconsciously affording him a glimpse of her pretty calves. "Merely enjoying the view," he said, savoring the maidenly sway of her hips.

I'm tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day it's a new food that I love. I have a weakness for butterscotch pudding, ice cream in any flavor and dark chocolate, although that's one thing I do keep in my house - 70% dark chocolate.

A small cup of the deceivingly cheerful cherry-red syrup

Had I not spent more than sixty percent of time thinking about sex in my early twenties, I could have reached sixty percent higher than what I am now! The red interest hidden in the black!

Aquéste es de los hombres el oficio: tentar el mal, y si es malo el suceso, pedir con humildad perdón del vicio.

Si para refrenar este deseo loco, imposible, vano, temeroso, y guarecer de un mal tan peligroso, que es darme a entender yo lo que no creo, no me aprovecha verme cual me veo, o muy aventurado o muy medroso, en tanta confusión que nunca oso fiar el mal de mí que lo poseo,

A girl in a bikini is like having a loaded gun on your coffee table- There's nothing wrong with them, but it's hard to stop thinking about.

Sex is good, but not as good as fresh sweet corn.

You work for the devil, you better be ready to die for him.

As the old saying goes: With great power comes the total fuckin' certainty that you're gonna turn into a cunt.

But what is worse, smelling the roast and not feasting, or not smelling the roast at all?

The smell would have given me an erection if I'd still had testicles.

So he didn't fall hopelessly into the bottle, the refuge of the weak and the maudlin.

Denny je bil skrušen. Zoe je bila skrušena. Eva je bila skrušena. Jaz sem bil zmrcvarjen. Tako zelo smo se približali veli?ini. Vohali smo jo in dišala je kot pe?en odojek. Vsi imamo radi vonj pe?enega odojka. Toda, ali je huje, da ga vohaš, ne da bi se gostil z njim, ali da ga sploh ne vohaš?

Ob?udoval sem oba; kako težjo je biti ?lovek. Da nenehno zatajuješ svoje želje. Da te skrbi, ali boš naredil, kar je prav, namesto, da bi naredil, kaj bi najraje.

She reached into an alabaster box and pulled out a violet cigarette that also exactly matched her eyes. Some people just don't know when to quit. She lit her colored coffin nail, set it into an ashtray, and promptly forgot about it. It smoldered into eternity silently begging for one more touch from her gorgeous lips.

WHAT TAXES YOUR WILLPOWER Implementing new behaviors Filtering distractions Resisting temptation Suppressing emotion Restraining aggression Suppressing impulses Taking tests Trying to impress others Coping with fear Doing something you don't enjoy Selecting long-term over short-term rewards

Every day, without realizing it, we engage in all manner of activities that diminish our willpower. Willpower is depleted when we make decisions to focus our attention, suppress our feelings and impulses, or modify our behavior in pursuit of goals.

It is no easy matter to go to heaven by way of New Orleans. —REVEREND J. CHANDLER GREGG

As one Victorian minister put it in 1868, "It is no easy matter to go to heaven by way of New Orleans.