Quotes About Longing

Even the bravest of us loath war, and those who long for it are the most dangerous.

She did not realise that there could be a joy - a spiritual ecstasy- in the touch of a certain man, or that she would long for his touch with all her being

Boys, at war, so far away, will naturally droop, both in body and mind, from lack of a particular girl's snuggling and cuddling.

The stars are pears that no one can reach, even for a wedding. Perhaps for a death.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.

I'm afraid many women do choose the wedding over the marriage. It seems a steep price to pay, but it comes from a place of deep, sad longing to be loved and to have it proven that you are of value.

I wish I could wear 10 dresses to my wedding. It's so sad that you put it in storage and then never see it again. I am going to sleep in mine after I wear it.

Marriage can be compared to a cage: birds outside it despair to enter, and birds within, to escape.

Like a child who saves their favourite food on the plate for last, I try to save all thoughts of you for the end of the day so I can dream with the taste of you on my tongue.

O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope, my Rest, my Delight, this heart can love none other but You.

O Lord... Once I wanted You so much I didn't even dare walk past Your house- And now I am not even worthy to be let in

More! More! is the cry of a mistaken soul.

Indeed the Idols I have loved so long, have done my credit in this World much wrong; have drowned my Glory in a shallow Cup, and sold my Reputation for a Song.

The poor long for riches, the rich long for heaven, but the wise long for a state of tranquility.

My request is not for bliss of the Garden. I only desire to see You.

Way over yonder is a place I have seen In a garden of wisdom from some long ago dream.

A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world.

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.

All the wisdom in the world cannot put in one's heart the love one yearned for as a small child.

Show us your Christ, Lady, after this our exile, yes: but show Him to us also now, show Him to us here, while we are still wanderers.

Thinking of objects, attachment to them is formed in a man. From attachment longing, and from longing anger grows.

If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime.

Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here What was it about Was it her smile Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart That's an age-old question. It's perfect food for thought on a bright midsummer's night.

God, they'd barely begun and she didn't know how much more she could stand before the lust-drunk cells in her body rocketed over the edge. Starting