“The human longings that are deep inside of us never go away. They exist across cultures; they exist throughout life. When people were first made, our deepest longing was to know and be known. And after the Fall, when we all got weird, it's still our deepest longing - but it's now also our deepest fear.” PeopleKnowsFirstsHumansMadeStillsFallCultureKnownLongingGoing AwayDeep InsideDeepest FearOur Deepest Fear Author:John Ortberg
“We all know about love, faith, sadness, despair, hope, hopelessness, longing, desire... those are things we all have inside of us, and that's what my songs are about... what it means to be a human being.” KnowsHumansMeanDesireSongHuman BeingsSadnessDespairLongingHopelessnessFaith In Love Author:Ron Pope
“Why does the longing for love have to be so acute, like a desperate thirst? Is it because love is wanting to be saved and we can never really be saved? Maybe love is really born of our fears. Love is the heart’s desire for a painkiller; a tearful plea for a great big epidural. Yes that’s it: love is the only anesthesia that really works. And so people with broken hearts are really those who are just coming to, and if you’ve ever seen someone come out of general anesthesia, you know that it looks a lot like the beginnings of a broken heart.” PeopleIfsKnowsLooksHeartDoeBigsDesireBornLove IsBrokenLongingSavedDesperateThirstFear Of LoveAnesthesiaPainkillersMaybe LoveEpidurals Author:Jonathan Hull
“How do you stop longing for what you absolutely know you can't get? Which really means: How do you absolutely know you can't-and won't-get it, not ever? How do you pinch out that wisp of feeble, ruthless hope?” KnowsMeanLongingRuthlessReally MeanWisps Book:Still Points North: One Alaskan Childhood, One Grown-up World, One Long Journey Home Source: Still Points North: One Alaskan Childhood, One Grown-up World, One Long Journey Home