#desire

what was a rose but the living proof of desire, the single best evidence of human longing and earthly devotion. but desire could be twisted,after all, and Jealousy was the name of the rose that did well in arid souls. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#jealousy #rose #jealousy

We all want to be the best at something. Trouble is, some people are only the best at being second best.
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— Jarod Kintz

#better #competition #desire #life #lose

There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted. ↗

— François de La Rochefoucauld

#life #life

Because life is short. I feel we’re made of a hunger, a desire for life – if that can be described as a material. As I get older, I’m trying to open that channel more. If you don’t, if you close off desire and get complacent, life loses its freshness and sweetness, and that’s what I crave. That’s my bliss. ↗

— Sarah Slean

#desire #life #life

Don't become a puppet to other peoples desires, live and create your life as you intend it to be. ↗

— Steven Redhead

#desires #intend #life #live #puppet

The real distinction between being great and being less great seems to be the extent to which we are willing to be pushed along by our own desires. ↗

— Melanie Brown

#great-people #life

For love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to desire, and desire is always cruel ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#love #sandman #love

It’s hard to feel desire when you don’t feel desirable ↗

— Christine Feehan

#love-yourself #self-esteem #self-image #love

I barely brushed towards her cheek as I moved towards her mouth, her nails tickled my chest, driving me insane. Kissing her became my single reason for breathing. ↗

— Katie McGarry

#baby #desire #heartache #let-me-love-you-noah #love