Quotes About Desire

The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.

The world, as it is now, wants to die, wants to perish — and it will.

Everybody wants a sensational story.

Art is not that much needed in life, we only need sleep and food. But why do people want art? Because they want to feel emotion! So emotionally moving things is great art to me!

When I first began writing In the Country of Men all I had was the voice of the protagonist. He intrigued me and my desire to want to know him and his world became almost compulsive.

I'm sorry I kissed you- it was selfish and it upset you- but you can't ask me to pretend I didnt want to.

In Paris every man must have had a love affair. What woman wants something that no other woman ever wanted.

He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.

The truth is I want to make music that people enjoy.

We're in this entertainment business really to give the audience what they want.

Oh, Gods." His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. "The name's William. It's a common mistake.

I'm not a general or a colonel or a builder of cities. I'm just a corpse who wants not to be.

You simply can't make someone love you if they don't. You must choose someone who already loves you. If you choose someone who does not love you, this is the sort of love you must want.

I think I feel on the whole that something's there trying to get out ... It's sort of trying to get out and wants help.

I've never been to Thailand and I've only heard good things about it. I really want to make my way there.

People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised.

I gave my hero a talent I'd love to have. Who wouldn't want to fly?

Are you insane? Of course I want to leave the Dursleys! Have you got a house? When can I move in?

Each of us is as full of the Spirit as we really want to be.

Where iss it, where iss it: my Precious, my Precious? It's ours, it is, and we wants it.

That's the only place in all the lands we've ever heard of that we don't want to see any closer; and that's the one place we're trying to get to! And that's just where we can't get, nohow.

I'm not sure what it is that I want, but I feel it deep in the pit of my stomach. It's there sitting dormant. I'll know it when I see it.

What compels any of us to do the things we do when deep down a part of us just wants to break free from it all?

Fine. If I can't have you, then you do the taking. Have all of me, part of me, a small piece, whatever you want. Just please, have something.