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“The difference between what we want and what we are able to do emerges with the slow, poisonous crawl of grief. The hunger doesn’t abate, it seems; it only eats you up.”

Book:Twentysix

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“Books can be immensely powerful. The ideas in them can change the way people think. Yet it was the Nazis and Stalin's officers who committed terrible crimes, and not Mein Kampf or the Communist Manifesto - and of course, the Manifesto contained many key ideas that are still relevant and important today, long after Stalin has gone. There is a crucial distinction between the book and its effect - it's crucial because if you talk about a book being harmful rather than its effect you begin to legitimise censorship. Abhorrent ideas need to be challenged by better ones, not banned.”

Ideas Philosophy Books Communism Censorship Nazism

Book:Do You Think You're Clever?: The Oxford and Cambridge Questions

Source: Do You Think You're Clever?: The Oxford and Cambridge Questions

“How unsettling is desire! That devil never sleeps or keeps still. Desire is naughty and doesn’t conform to our ideals, which is why we have such a need of them. Desire mocks all human endeavour and makes it worthwhile. Desire is the original anarchist and undercover agent - no wonder people want it arrested and kept in a safe place. And just when we think we’ve got it under control it lets us down, or fills us with hope. Desire makes me laugh because it makes fools of us all. Still, rather a fool than a fascist.”

Love Desire Humanity Humility Illusion Foolishness

Book:Intimacy

Source: Intimacy

“Love is history plus desire. Love is dominion. It is supposed to attack you. When you send it out, it stings you back like a slap of cold air.”

Love Pain Desire Poetry History Poem Dominion Attacks

Book:Worldly Things

Source: Worldly Things

“Developing quotes is a passion.”

Writing Mind Desire Quotes Passion Imagination Brain Developing Quotations Authoring

Author:Steven Magee

“What would you do if I told you your desire to masturbate is coming from your environment?”

Desire Environment Chemistry Radiation Exposure Hormones Trigger Coming Told Masturbate

Author:Steven Magee

“Decision making is neither an art, nor a business. Decision making is a perspective that requires perseverance, survey and analysis.”

Desire Decision Making Leaders Feedback Business Advice Feelings Of Love Decisions In Life Decision Making Power

Author:Arshia Mittal

“But life is a lot more balanced and varied now. My competitive nature has softened, and my drive and determination are channelled into different pursuits. Projects like these books, my career with Parkrun, and being with friends and family—when we’re allowed—are now more important than setting sporting goals. I’ll always be active, but I no longer feel the need to go out on a five-hour bike ride. My desire to prove something through sport has lessened, but my desire to achieve things beyond sport has increased.”

Desire Goal Family Balance Prove Pursuit Need Friend Drive Compete

Author:Chrissie Wellington

“Each of us, perhaps, holds the idea of such a place, the one we long to see more than anywhere else - and for this reason we should avoid ever going there. It thus remains a zone of desire and enigma, a space on the map onto which we project our capacity for enchantment.”

Desire Idealism Enchantment

Book:Autobibliography

Source: Autobibliography

“Orgasm is the manifestation of our highest level of dreams of ecstasy.”

Desire Passion Sex Sexuality Sensuality Sensual Ecstasy Orgasm Lovemaking

Author:Lebo Grand

“When you are not in touch with your sensuality, it’s like you have a dried up pussy of the soul.”

Desire Passion Sex Sensuality Sensual Pussy Orgasm

Author:Lebo Grand

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