#desire

"What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone."

"And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires."

"If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."

"Why are desire scales 1-10? They should be 1-12, like a clock, because I want her 1-12, I mean like all the time."

"True love is finding your soulmate in your best friend"

"Every night I sleep like a log. In a lit fireplace. If you bring the marshmallows, I’ll bring the burning desire for you."

"Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times."

"I want my time to be taken up by chores, errands, appointments, and arguments. In other words, I want to get married."

"Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon... must inevitably come to pass!"

"Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do)."

"There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because life itself is but motion, and can never be without desire, nor without fear, no more than without sense."

"Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire."

"A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement"

"sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love"

"It’s what you do in your free time that will set you free—or enslave you."

"I was flipping channels, watching this cheerleading program on MTV. They took a field hockey girl and “transformed” her into a cheerleader by the end of the show. I was just wondering: what if she liked field hockey better?"

"Part of me wanted this more than anything else in the world—to have someone to hang out with, be like everyone else for a while. The rest of me screamed to get the hell out of there, not to get sucked in."

"What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning."

"If you want me, you’d better hurry. Act now, supplies are limited."

"To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves."