“You can mark in desire the rising of the tide, as the appetite more and more invades the personality, appealing, as it does, not merely to the sensory side of the self, but to its ideal components as well.” WellsDoeSelfDesireSidesPersonalityIdealsMarkRisingAppetiteTidesComponentsSensoryTidy Author:Samuel Alexander
“Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.” LongDoeSelfWholeDesireWishProcessSucceedRemainsPossessionInvasion Author:Samuel Alexander
