Quotes About Desire

When I was 14 – 15 there was nothing to do in my life but dancing and sex. I'd go to nightclubs and dance then I'd meet someone and have sex. It was fine and easy. Nothing to do but think with my body. Like a bird I thought I was free.

Ambition comes with a price attached. Of course, that price comes too high if you die for nothing. The reward for ambition too great... is self-destruction!

My place really was here. I was too foolish and stubborn to notice. But, what I truly hoped for then was here. Why do I always realize it... when I've already lost it.

Dreams. Win or lose...I'm sure you could spend your whole life chasing one.

A dream… it's something you do for yourself, not for others

If you desire one thing for so long, it's a given that you'll miss other things along the way. That's how it is… that's life.

Which meant I got left with Quinn yet again. Given the time he was taking to make his decision, I wasn't exactly happy about that. I mean, putting me with him was like flashing chocolate my way then telling me I couldn't have it. It was just plain mean.

It was going to be so much fun dragging his complacent sexual views out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary.

Will you marry me, Quinn O'Connor?

just kept hoping that if I believed something hard enough, it might actually come true.

Anyone with any brains can see I much prefer you over the brownies. For a start, it's impossible to seduce a brownie in the shower—they just fall to pieces.

Brillat-Savarin noted two features that distinguish man from beast: 1. Fear of the future. 2. Desire for fermented liquors.

Sweetheart, if it's not too much of an imposition, I would be forever beholden to you if you could kindly assume a reclining position so I can screw your brains out.

He hoots as he passes. Another one whistles. I know this is stupid, inviting trouble. But it feels so good to be wanted, I can't help myself.

It's just I'd rather sleep through the days so I'll be awake for the nights, when the boys are out.

Lust was a reliable emotion, but greed was altogether simpler to satisfy and you got to keep your clothes on.

We took the peaches to bed. It is always nice to have someone else to lick the peach juice off your breast.

Those cigarettes were beckoning. Come to us, they said. You remember us. I did remember them. My love affair with tobacco had been long and passionate.

Phryne watched as a male chest was bared by skilled hands, to be mouthed and kissed by… Another man.

Now we will all die. What a pity. I haven't done half the wicked things I wanted to do, and the ones I have done I haven't done anything like enough.

We should be so aware of sin and its wrongness that the minute we see our sin we quickly move through the process of repentance. Remember, though, that the prayer must be more than just a cry for help in time of crisis–the prayer must reflect a heart that desires to change.

Yo también preferiría besarte todo el tiempo en lugar de despreciarte —dijo al cabo de un momento—. Pero de algún modo tú tampoco lo pones fácil. -Gideon

Amor no conoce ningún freno; para él no existen puertas ni cerrojos ni poder que limite sus antojos. Amor no conoce principio ni fin. Agitó siempre sus alas al viento y así lo hará hasta el fin de los tiempos.

Cuando me besas, Gwendolyn Shepherd, es como si perdiera el contacto con el suelo. No tengo ni idea de cómo lo haces ni de dónde lo has aprendido. En todo caso, si ha sido en una película, tenemos que verla juntos. Lo que quiero decir es que cuando me besas, ya no quiero hacer nada más que sentirte y tenerte entre mis brazos. ¡Mierda, estoy tan terriblemente enamorado de ti que es como si hubieran volcado una lata de gasolina en mi interior y le hubieran prendido fuego!