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Quotes About Desire

Next to me, Saiman smiled. "We all want what we can't have, Kate. I want you, you want love, and he wants to break my neck.
~ Ilona Andrews
Pleasure is just a shadow of joy. When there is no joy in you, you become a pleasure seeker.
~ Jaggi Vasudev
Love is every bit as violent and dangerous as murder.
~ Knut Hamsun
Without love, most of life remains concealed. Nothing is as fascinating as love, unfortunately.
~ Hanif Kureishi
The fire of love and the cold of time, deprive my sweet love of his peace of mind.
~ Lope de Vega
I would like to be Jupiter, and lie down in the firmament and make love to everybody.
~ Roberto Benigni
Hereafter, in a better world than this, I shall desire more love and knowledge of you
~ William Shakespeare
his yellow eyes gazed at me possessively -- I wondered if he realized that the way he looked at me was far more intimate than copping a feel could ever be.
~ Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver
Lips are the fingerprints of love.
~ Tyler Shields
Lust tastes like tequila and love tastes like whiskey. Love burns for longer and warms you up on the inside and sometimes it makes you do stupid things. Tequila makes you wasted.
~ Jackson Rathbone
All of us, consciously or unconsciously, set out to have the best possible love life. Valentine's Day simply shines a light on the degree to which that didn't - or hasn't yet - materialized.
~ Tracy McMillan
Everything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.
~ Yasmin Mogahed
I do not love you-except because I love you; I go from loving to not loving you, from waiting to not waiting for you my heart moves from the cold into the fire.
~ Pablo Neruda
I feel like falling in love with the first woman I meet, putting her in a wheel-barrow and wheeling her down the street.
~ Bob Dylan
For the love of God, will someone please punch me in the face so I can see some stars?
~ Cloris Leachman
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder. You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger. May you never take one single breath for granted. God forbid love ever leave you empty handed.
~ Lee Ann Womack
It's better to be in love than watch it.
~ Matt Bomer
Was true love when you wanted to slap someone and kiss him madly at the same time?
~ Nancy Werlin
Things can give pleasure to the mind and senses, but only love can give pleasure to the heart. And ultimately, that is what we are looking for.
~ Radhanath Swami
It is a difficult matter to keep love imprisoned.
~ Apuleius
I write of love and death. What other subjects are there?
~ Arthur Schnitzler
Come a little closer, love the way you look tonight My eyes are the only thing I don't wanna take off of you
~ Blake Shelton
Make sure the thing you are working on is something you love.
~ Brad Feld
Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle.
~ Camille Paglia