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“Philosophy eulogises death, perturbs lives.”

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“But I am homesick for arms that have never held me”

Love Desire Longing

Author:John Doe

“Colours blind the eye. Sounds deafen the ear. Flavours numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart. The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is open to the sky.”

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Book:Tao Te Ching

Source: Tao Te Ching

“Milano is a breeze of confidence for those that desire life”

Life Desire Confidence Sayings Milan Milano Lombardia Ahmad Ardalan

Author:Ahmad Ardalan

“I don't mean that I possessed those qualities myself. I mean it in the sense that religion provides a chance at grace; not because it is real, but because it is believed to be real. You're a saint, my darling; but even a saint is lost without god of some sort or another. Equally, if you worship something ardently enough, it might as well be divine. And I was surprised to find how easy it was to create a divinity of myself.”

Desire Obsession

Book:Innocents

Source: Innocents

“Aye, a pretty face could gain a man's attention easy enough, but with some women, the first flash of desire proved as temporary as a ripple on water. Without something deeper beneath the surface, the attraction evaporated in the stagnant shallows.”

Character Desire Attraction

Book:The Raven Song

Source: The Raven Song

“His face is close to mine and he's radiating heat. I can't look at him because if I do I'm afraid I'll snuggle into him. He tilts up my chin. His eyes are filled with concern. "Are you angry?" It's not anger that's pumping through me. The feeling is kind of like that first glass of whiskey. It burns in my chest, warms my stomach, makes me a bit queasy.”

Book:Keyflame

Source: Keyflame

“There's no substitute for what you really want.”

Want Desire Substitute

Book:Dead Glamorous: The Autobiography of Seduction & Self-Destruction

Source: Dead Glamorous: The Autobiography of Seduction & Self-Destruction

“With power you get what you desire. But with wisdom you discover what is worthwhile to desire.”

Wisdom Desire Power

Author:George Hammond

“Potentially being punished for something you want to do can diminish your desire to do it, but the certainty of ridicule if others find out you want to do it usually totally destroys that desire.”

Desire Shame Ridicule

Author:George Hammond

“Desire had been a madness in her, grounded by a love that had filled her like a breath - as if it had always been meant, written on her soul when it was just a seed.”

Book:A Day of Fallen Night

Source: A Day of Fallen Night