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Quotes About Desire

As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.
~ John James Audubon
Science is a willingness to accept facts even when they are opposed to wishes.
~ B. F. Skinner
Perhaps there is a pattern set up in the heavens for one who desires to see it, and having seen it, to find one in himself.
~ Plato
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .
~ Epicurus
Anything that is theoretically possible will be achieved in practice, no matter what the technical difficulties are, if it is desired greatly enough.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
The self forms at the edge of desire, and a science of self arises in the effort to leave that self behind.
~ Anne Carson
Some proofs command assent. Others woo and charm the intellect. They evoke delight and an overpowering desire to say, 'Amen, Amen'.
~ John William Strutt
When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole ocean-that is faith; but when one begins to drink, one can only drink altogether two glasses-that is science.
~ Anton Chekhov
There is an art, a science to gaining power. There is a natural force or inclination in all of our beings to accumulate power. The problem that we come into is conditioning.
~ Frederick Lenz
There is something in man which your science cannot satisfy.
~ Thomas Carlyle
Mine is a quest, for a mouthful of skies.!
~ Deejay Kapil
What happened?""I f***ed Titan.""Ah.""Actually, it was more like 'Yes, please, may I have another?
~ Misty Kayn, Alien Fae Mate
She knew it was going to happen, was ready for it, but when he pulled her to his lips, nothing could have prepared her for the heavy rush of desire that slammed through her.
~ Kiersten Fay, Demon Slave
Science gives man what he needs.But magic gives him what he wants.
~ Tom Robbins
She waits for his reprimand or words of disapproval.He kisses her instead. Hard. Lips demanding, fingers tightening on her chin. He consumes her with this single act.
~ Laura Kreitzer, Burning Falls
Are you in any pain? (Ariana Skyee)Only my heart. (Cal Remus)
~ Siobhan Davis, True Calling
From what I can see of humans, you often destroy wonderful things in the pursuit of something that your delusions make you think is more wonderful.
~ A.L. Davroe, Nexis
The craving to touch her is like an itch I can't scratch.
~ Siobhan Davis, Destiny Rising
And there I was, a woman who yearned so hard for the sky there had to be stars in my blood, yet I was stuck in Heliodor City, missing it all.
~ Jacqueline Koyanagi, Ascension
'You're like starlight, ' Cam whispered, and his teeth scraped up my jaw. I shivered. 'I could lose myself in you.'
~ Lisa Henry, Dark Space
... wanting nothing more than for it to unravel, unbind.
~ John Southcross
Feeling lurks in that interval of time between desire and its consummation.
~ Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
For chocolate's sake!
~ P. Nicole Green
I remember how amazing it felt to be loved by him and how he was all I ever wanted.
~ Siobhan Davis, Destiny Rising