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“Desire is not enough, we must do the work.”

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“Perhaps desire is overrated! Don't you think? There's a thin line between passion and annihilation, never mind between love and hate.”

Book:The Trivia Night

Source: The Trivia Night

“There is desire in the perfect, beauty in the imperfect. Thus I lust over the flawless, and fall amorously forceless to the flawed.”

Love Philosophy Beauty Perfection Imperfect Kassam

Book:Reminiscence of the Present: Spiritual Encounters of the Analytically Insane

Source: Reminiscence of the Present: Spiritual Encounters of the Analytically Insane

“Sexual pleasure, uncoupled once and for all from reproduction, which was its original purpose, continuously leaked fluids all over the planet, in every season. And there was no controlling it, whatever had to happen would happen no matter what; it was the careening force of bodies that ruthlessly wiped out wives, husbands, children, affections, economies.”

Desire Sex Flesh Lust Infidelity Casualties Bodies

Book:Trick

Source: Trick

“With drugs, people almost universally want them more than they end up liking them. With sex it can be the other way around. People can end up liking sex more than they initially wanted it, especially as both men and women get older, and with more time in a relationship.”

Desire Sex Relationships Drugs

Book:Brain Trust: 93 Top Scientists Reveal Lab-Tested Secrets to Surfing, Dating, Dieting, Gambling, Growing Man-Eating Plants, and More!

Source: Brain Trust: 93 Top Scientists Reveal Lab-Tested Secrets to Surfing, Dating, Dieting, Gambling, Growing Man-Eating Plants, and More!

“The same unceasing drive was something displayed by Russell, Puyol, Berra, Richard, and every other captain in Tier One. Early struggles culminated in a defining moment, a breakthrough that left no doubt about their desire to win at any cost. And in each case, after they had established this fact, their teams began to turn the corner. The pattern was so consistent that it suggested their doggedness might, in fact, have been contagious.”

Desire Struggle Doubt Cost Moment Breakthrough Contagious Captain Tier One

Book:The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams

Source: The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams

“Motivation supplies ignition, and habit provides fuel, to the flame of desire”

Inspirational Motivational Desire Habits Flame

Author:Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“All my desire was the conversion of the heathen and all my hope was in God. God does not suffer me to please or comfort myself with hopes of seeing friends, returning to my dear acquaintance, and enjoying worldly comforts.”

God Desire Hope Comfort Evangelism Self Denial

Book:The Life and Diary of David Brainerd

Source: The Life and Diary of David Brainerd

“I have this desire in my gut to be liked by everybody. That always happens when nobody likes you.”

Desire Loneliness

Book:The Artificial Silk Girl

Source: The Artificial Silk Girl

“There are people out there who are like the trains in the distance, glorious and forward-moving and unswerving, and she wants to be one of these. But sometimes she falls on the sword of her own desire. And lies there, and repents too late, and too incorrectly, for anyone to want to save her.”

Desire Women Women Writers

Book:Three Women

Source: Three Women

“There’s a sensual art of asking that can despoil a man of everything he’s got BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO RESPOND TO IT.”

Desire Passion Asking Feel Good Sensuality Sensual Ecstasy

Author:Lebo Grand