#desires

You are one corrupt, perfectly white flower, yearning for its own reflection, in the calm waters ↗

— Die

#corrupt #desires #flower #manga #reflection

I never get writer's block. My secret...I have purring cats in surround sound while I write...best white noise on the planet." R.Rose when asked how she deals with writer's block. ↗

— R. Rose

#fantasy #legacy-novel #paranormal #quotes #r-rose

Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations. ↗

— Aulus Persius Flaccus

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. ↗

— Aristotle

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Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

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Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

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Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. ↗

— Epicurus

#away #desires #happy #his #make

Beyond all vanities, fights, and desires, omnipotent silence lies. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#books #dejan-stojanovic #desires #fights #literature

I get what it's like to want something, but to try and force yourself to really believe that you don't. ↗

— Cora Carmack

#desires #losing-it #repression #unrequited-love #love