“Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism!” ArtDesireArtistEffectsTerribleProveTemptationIdealismSinister Book:I Married a Communist Source: I Married a Communist
“Artists have wild desires and a terrible hunger to achieve... Without it they haven't the juice for striving or loving. But desire also can make them greedy and turn dreams into unrealizable obsessions.” DreamDesireArtistTurnsAchieveHavensTerribleStriveHungerObsessionGreedyJuice Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.” SeemsDesireTypeTerribleModerates Author:Plato
“Somewhere in your life there will be an overriding theme to your quest - some part of your desire that cannot be denied without a terrible cost to the very essence of what you are. Are you going to ignore it, or do you have the courage of your commitment and the confidence to demand that life, humanity, or circumstances give you what you want, with no other excuse, reason or apology other than that you demand it?” WantGivingReasonDesirePurposeHumanityCircumstancesTerribleCostDemandCommitmentEssenceExcuseWhat You WantThemePurpose Of LifeDeniedApologyQuests Author:Stuart Wilde
“Even at this stage, my preparations were like strapping on a parachute in an airplane that was about to crash; the whole time I was preparing to hurl myself out the door, I clung to the hope that something would happen at the last minute to forestall that terrible necessity I felt-not hostility, as psychiatric texts would say, or vengeful rage, or a desire for attention. This was done in secret, out of a need to alleviate pain which was as implacable as thirst.” NeedsDoneWholeHappensPainLastsDesireFeltSecretAttentionDoorsMinutesStageTerribleRagePreparationAirplaneCrashThirstPreparingSuicidalHostilityAlleviateLast MinutePsychiatricParachutesVengeful Author:Tracy Thompson