Quotes About Desire

Where the grass is greener, the water bill is bigger.

The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.

If you are around a lot of human beings who are filled with jealousy and anger and rage and desire, it filters into the mind. Zen is writing a new program to run in the mind.

Quite often, ambition operates on a level of irritation. Not even jealousy, just irritation.

Jealousy ... survives every other passion of mankind.

Jealousy is a grievous passion that jealously seeks what causes grief.

A jealous lover lights his torch from the firebrand of the fiend.

Envy grieves. Jealousy rages.

Jealousy is an ugly emotion, but it tells the truth. You mostly envy those who have what you desire.

my mind ran over scenes of Shesheeb seducing Margaret until I was a wagon dragged by the runaway horses of my jealousy.

Envy and jealousy are the private parts of the human soul. Perhaps the comparison can be extended.

Bored by safety, the lover grows jealous and exacting.

People may show jealousy, but hide their envy.

I want only dead actors. That way there'll be no jealousy.

Hippolytus can feel, and feels nothing for me!

The worst thing about jealousy is how low it makes you reach.

My dear young lady, when you are in love, and jealous, and have been flogged by the Inquisition, there's no knowing what you may do.

Envy yearns to find flaws.

What? Just because I can't have you right now, doesn't mean I'm okay with him having you.

Admit you're jealous, Emma." "Never, " she said defiantly. "Just your nipples then. They're pouting.

It requires but little acquaintance with the heart to know that woman's first wish is to be handsome; and that, consequently, the readiest method of obtaining her kindness is to praise her beauty.

I look for the John Proctor who took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart!

We must use what we have to invent what we desire.

In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking, know what I want; perhaps I don't want what I know and want what I don't know.