Quotes About Desire

ONE OF THE things that meditation teaches us, when we slowly descend into ourselves, is that the sense of peace already exists in us. We all have a deep desire for it even if it's often hidden, masked, thwarted. If we examine human nature carefully, it is good, well disposed, helpful. And it seems to me that nowadays the spirit of harmony is increasing, that our desire to live together calmly is growing stronger and stronger; it's more and more widespread.

Olivia's mouth had gone too dry to speak. Besides, what was she to say, "His kisses thrill me, his touch makes my skin heat, he knows how to make my soul shatter apart—but he's just not good husband material"?

When you're motivated by fear, you will never feel satisfied

I prefer to die of thirst in my own planet than to be a character more in this sad story.

A veces me ha pasado que me entusiasmo con lo que leo y siento el deseo de vivirlo inmediatamente. Hace años, por ejemplo, cuando terminé El gran Gatsby, sentí impulsos de ser orgulloso y apasionado y de estar a la altura de mis ilusiones. Me sentía yo también elegante y un poco desesperado pero capaz de todo. Es como un clima, una atmósfera, o mejor un sentimiento, y esa impresión dura lo que duran los ecos de una música, siempre ha sido algo fugaz.

Pero cuando estaba con una mujer, y le gustaba el modo que tenía de hablar, se la llevaba a la cama por el entusiasmo que le provocaba verla usar el pretérito perfecto del indicativo, como si a presencia del pasado en el presente justificara cualquier pasión.

Perdition and evil make life fun, but conflicts eventually arise.

No me interesa curarme, sólo quiero cambiar las alucinaciones. ¿Se

Tenemos una necesidad morbosa de seguridad

A ella le gustaba de alma la noche, pero no tenía nada de perversa. A lo sumo tenía esa necesaria cuota de perversión que hace más llevadera la vida, pero no más. Era feliz como era: jamás quiso tener un hijo, jamás se arrepintió de nada que hubiera hecho. El que no está a la altura de su deseo, decía la Coca, ése es uno a quien el mundo puede llamar un cobarde.

I distinguish two types of human beings, Love people, who love the sky and the flowers, and Power People, who are essentially sold on naked power.

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true.

The more I want to get something done the less I call it work.

You are never given a wish without what it takes to make it true.

we're magnets...we're iron, wrapped in copper wire, and whenever we want to magnetize ourselves, we can,..we can attract whatever we want to attract.

Não faz sentido desejarmos ter tido um passado que não podemos alterar. Por que é que não havemos de desejar coisas que ainda podemos ter?

Yüce doÄŸrum bu mu? Gitmeyi en çok istediÄŸim yön bu mu? En büyük yeteneÄŸimi kullanmak istediÄŸim yol bu mu?

are    never given a wish without also being given the       power to make it true.

No importa quién sea usted ni la edad que tenga ni dónde viva; si lo desea, volará. Parece extraño, pero es así.

sie würden Christus persönlich überfallen, um ein Pfund Salami zu ergattern.

Some guys—a lot of guys—don't believe what they are seeing, especially if it gets in the way of what they want to eat or drink or think or believe.

Look at that Barkovitch. He ain't in it to get no Prize. He's just walkin' to see other people die. He lives on it. When someone gets a ticket, he gets a little more go-power. It ain't enough. He'll dry up just like a leaf on a tree.

The only thing he likes better than a nice juicy homicide is a sirloin steak smothered with onions.

You sons-of-bitches all have bicycles! he said, I'll have a bicycle someday!