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You're just jealous." "Hardly. Been there, done you. Adequate, but unremarkable. ↗

— Jennifer Estep

#sex #snarky-remarks #jealousy

Meghan rose with the regal grace of a queen, calm and unruffled. I noticed she subtly moved in front of me when facing Ariella, a familiar gesture that caught me off guard. The Iron Queen was protecting me. ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#ash #jealousy #meghan #protection #jealousy

With his current mood, Elizabeth realized, she was going to have to make her own opening. Lifting her eyes to his enigmatic golden ones, she said quietly, “Ian, have you ever wanted something very badly-something that was within your grasp-and yet you were afraid to reach out for it?” Surprised by her grave question and her use of his name, Ian tried to ignore the jealousy that had been eating at him all night. “No,” he said, scrupulously keeping the curtness from his voice as he gazed down at her alluring face. “Why do you ask? Is there something you want?” Her gaze fell from his, and she nodded at his frilled white shirtfront. “What is it you want?” “You. ↗

— Judith McNaught

#elizabeth #ian #love #jealousy

Jealousy is love in competition. ↗

— Toba Beta

#jealousy #love #jealousy

The biggest mistake you can ever make it to compare yourself to others. - Gideon ↗

— Jacquelyn Frank

#jealousy #mistake #jealousy

Instead of playing to win, I was playing not to lose. It reminds me of the story I once heard about two friends being chased by a bear, when one turned to the other and said, "I just realized that I don't need to outrun the bear; I only need to outrun you. ↗

— Sean Covey

#competition #jealousy #jealousy

Why? Why would you do that?” "You have your way of dealing with jealousy and I have mine. ↗

— Sylvia Day

#gideon-cross #jealousy

Animals don't know as much about jealousy as people, but they're not ignorant of it, either. ↗

— Stephen King

#jealousy #jealousy

If the rest of them can survive only by destroying us, then why should we wish them to survive? . . . Nothing can make it moral to destroy the best. One can't be punished for being good. One can't be penalized for ability. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#parasitism #rand #jealousy

When jealousy rears up, it indicates that something inside of you is afraid. It's an alarm, nothing less and nothing more. Treat it as such. ↗

— Anthony D. Ravenscroft

#polyamory #relationships #jealousy