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Quotes About Possession

Her spirit alternated constantly between spells of lyricism and spirit possession, making no philosophical distinction between the self alone and in relation to others, and unable to achieve the solace of a religious indifference.
~ Fumiko Enchi
A serious bibliophile never lends his books. In fact he does not even read his books, for fear of wearing them out.
~ Gerard de Nerval
The desire for carnal possession quickly cools, whereas the desire to own land never quits the heart of man.
~ Gabriel Chevallier
He wanted to possess not the body but the soul of that woman; and to possess her entire soul, with all her tenderness, all her joys, all her fears, all her anguish, all her dreams, in other words, the entire lief of her soul; and to be able to say: I am the life of her life.
~ Gabriel D'Annunzio
Tandis qu'eux, ils y attachaient leur regard, ils suivaient l'argent une fois donné, par la pensée, ils continuaient par mille chemins à y tenir encore, comme à une chose d'eux-mêmes, arrachée, perdue.
~ Gabrielle Roy
if you were older you might agree with me. you might say that real love steals nothing. you might say that real love leaves a person intact. you would be wrong, jane. love is a greedy toddler who knows only the word 'mine.
~ Gabrielle Zevin
TAMERLANE AND OTHER POEMS. BY A BOSTONIAN. Crayon marks scar the cover. Lambiase doesn't know what to make of it. His cop brain clicks in, formulating the following questions: (1) Is this A.J.'s stolen Tamerlane? (2) Why would Tamerlane be in Ismay's possession? (3) How did Tamerlane get covered in crayon and who did the coloring? Maya? (4) Why would Tamerlane be in a backpack with Maya's name on it?
~ Gabrielle Zevin
cops have been calling about a stolen copy of Tamerlane. She takes the book from her bag and hands it to me. I throw it back at her. 'What am I going to do with this?' Marian Wallace just shakes her head. The book lands on the floor, and the little
~ Gabrielle Zevin
Someone stole Tamerlane," A.J. says. "What's Tamerlane?" "It's a book. It's a very valuable book.
~ Gabrielle Zevin
Letting his gaze travel possessively over her, he drank in the loveliness of her face as she sat in a ray of sunlight. 'To be sure, she had a temper to match those red streaks in her golden hair,' he thought fondly. Her pale blond eyebrows were knitted in thought as she worked. She had luxurious lashes and cobalt eyes with the power to devastate him. She had a smattering of light freckles on her cheeks and fine, aristocratic features.
~ Gaelen Foley
But how will I know it's my destiny?' 'Like love it will possess you... You can't help but know.
~ Gail Tsukiyama
The use of talent is far more important than the possession of talent.
~ Garson Kanin
People and their rituals. They cling to things so hard sometimes.
~ Garth Stein
If you feel you don't have enough, you hold on to things," he said. "But if you feel you have enough, you let go of things.
~ Garth Stein
If you feel you don't have enough, you hold on to things. But if you feel you have enough, you let go of things.
~ Garth Stein
The cleverer I am at miniaturizing the world, the better I possess it.
~ Gaston Bachelard
Demons could only possess those who invited them in. But unfortunately for Israel, many Jews violated the first commandment of Yahweh's Ten Words from Sinai, and worshipped the Canaanite gods. This failure gave the spiritual forces of this present darkness a grip of influence over Israel. She was infested with demons.
~ Brian Godawa
watched Jesus and the disciples. The brothers saw residents of the city that were standing around or near the visitors begin to tremble violently. The people could not control themselves. They fell to the ground howling and screaming as if in torment. But the voices were not their own, for the cries had an eerie, otherworldly presence to them. Evil spirits possessed the people. There were a dozen or more of the spirits, all belching out blasphemies and curses.
~ Brian Godawa
The small objects belonging to the dead became part of the household. I did not feel that it was theft as their owners hadn't really gone away.
~ Brian Masters
Luke Cage: "It's my house! I paid for it with my own money!" Iron Fist: "My money." Luke Cage: "His money, but it's still my house!
~ Brian Michael Bendis
Dr. Strange: 'That was--agh--smart of you, Logan.' Wolverine: 'Yeah? Which part?' Dr. Strange: 'You knew that severe physical trauma to the host body could--sss--cease a demonic possession.' Wolverine: 'Oh, uh, sure.' Spider-Man: 'He didn't know that. He stabbed you just to stab you.' Dr. Strange: 'Well, *argh* either way.
~ Brian Michael Bendis
Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody. "Your very own words," indeed ! And who are you?
~ Brion Gysin
it's taking over me.
~ Britney Spears
Anything was better than to be loved for one's things.
~ Bruce Chatwin