Quotes About Desire

There's a fine line between thinking about somebody and thinking about NOT thinking about somebody (...).

I understand now that nothing will ever happen between M and me, precisely because it has just come so close to happening and yet not happened.

I don't want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.

Structural dissatisfaction: Returning to circumstances that once pleased you, after having experienced a more thrilling or opulent way of life, and finding that you can no longer tolerate them.

I'm done. I'm old, I'm sad - that's on a good day. I want out of this mess. But I don't want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.

Redemption, transformation--God how she wanted these things. Every day, every minute. Didn't everyone?

But surely the idea that one might slip away unseen and take up another life is nearly universal. Is there anything more fundamentally human than the desire to live in another world, as someone other than our own earthbound selves?

And yet, as it turns out, nothing is harder than loving human beings. In part, this is because we don't know what we want. Or, on those unlikely occasions when we do know what we want, we often don't know how to put our desire into words. Instead, a lot of the time we act like my old friend Gomer, snarling and slathering at the end of our chains, driven to fury not only by our imprisonment but also by the presence of others who appear to us to be undeservedly walking free.

Is there anything more fundamentally human than the desire to live in another world, as someone other than our own earthbound selves?

When had I stopped disparaging my parents' way of life and had instead begun to covet it?

Kath woke the next morning in a state of dazed wonder. It is a sensation I have experienced myself, a frank amazement when my cynicism is confounded. When, defying all precedent, the thing I most desire actually appears.

He kissed her hungrily, as if for nourishment. Later it would seem to him an act of cannibalism; the law he violated seemed nearly that ancient. But that night he was beyond reason, a man too long starved.

As I prefer to see it, there has never been an epic love story that involved significant amounts of self-control.

Facebook is that successful guy you're supposed to want to date, but you can't keep your mind off the beautiful freak in the corner. Twitter is my freak.

Any man who has known a love bringing him such happiness--if even for a short time--that its loss steals his very will to live, is a man to be envied. Justin

Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.

I'd love to have children, and I think marriage is great, I really do.

There's always consequences in life and sometimes you may get what you want, but it may hurt in the end. The thing about life is nothing is guaranteed like relationships you have them but it's never guaranteed how long you will have it for.

A promise is only as good as the person who makes it. The character of the promiser is what gives the promise its value. His promises are meant to ignite faith and expectation and desire, and then to point us to Him. His promises act to bind our hearts to His. His promises turn our eyes toward Him. When our hearts are occupied with who He is, it will not be hard to believe what He promises to do. The revelation of His person is the secret to trusting His promises.

When you delight in the Lord He becomes the desire of your heart

Ever since I've met you, I've wanted to break every rule." Aiden turned away, the muscles in his neck tensing. He sighed. You'll become the centre of someone's world one day. And he'll be the luckiest son of a bitch on this earth.

I couldn't stop staring at his mouth when he spoke. I bet he knew how to kiss. Perfect kisses too, ones that weren't wet and gross, but the kind that curled toes. I needed to stop looking at him in general.

You know what?" His breath was warm against my cheek. There are a lot of stupid things to do, but I really want to do the stupidest thing possible." What's that?" I want to kiss you.

I think what you wear on Halloween is important. It says something about you--who you are and what you want to be. There's got to be a reason so many girls go around dressed as princesses and witches.