#possess

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We possess actually nothing; everything goes through us. ↗

— Eugene Delacroix

#considered #everything #exacting #goes #less

I just love the fact that a man possesses something that a woman can never understand because we don't have the experiences of it and that a woman possesses something that the man doesn't understand because only she possesses it. ↗

— Cameron Diaz

#experiences #fact #i #just #love

It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought. ↗

— James Douglas

#dark #dawn #garden #good #good idea

The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test. ↗

— Stephen Vizinczey

#between #character #comes #even #imaginations

I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it. ↗

— Ralph Fiennes

#addict #admire #books #characters #created

A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

#appetite #appropriation #child #comes #desire

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time. ↗

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

#devil #dull #jealous #mad #possessed

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#ability #artistic #both #burning #eat

When something possesses me, I go ahead and do it. ↗

— Ang Lee

#go #i #me #possesses #something

My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook. ↗

— Sandra Lee

#cookbook #grandma #letters #martha #most