“I know that sometimes people fake on each other out of genuine motives to hold onto the object of their tenderest feelings. They see themselves as so inadequate that they feel forced to wear a mask in order to continuously impress the other. I do not want to "hold" you, I want you to "stay" out of your own need for me.” PeopleKnowsWantNeedsFeelsSometimesFeelingsOrderObjectsGenuineFakeMotiveMaskI Want YouImpressInadequate Book:SOUL ON ICE Source: SOUL ON ICE
“In prison, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all.” WantPrisonJailPrisonerDenied Book:Target Zero: A Life in Writing Source: Target Zero: A Life in Writing
“The paper tiger hero, James Bond, offering the whites a triumphant image of themselves, is saying what many whites want desperately to hear reaffirmed: I am still the White Man, lord of the land, licensed to kill, and the world is still an empire at my feet.” MenWorldWantStillsWhiteLordFeetLandHeroPaperEmpiresOfferingHeroismTigersWhite ManTriumphant Book:SOUL ON ICE Source: SOUL ON ICE